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Silver Belle polka

Also known as Silver Bell, Silver Bells.

There is 1 recording of this tune.

Silver Belle has been added to 4 tunebooks.

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Two settings

1
X: 1
T: Silver Belle
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
f g ^g||a/b/a/f/ g/a/g/e/ f/g/f/d/ e/f/e/c/|d>e f d Afed|e>f ge Agfe|
f>e fga f g ^g|a/b/a/f/ g/a/g/e/ f/g/f/d/ e/f/e/c/|d>e f d A2 A2|e>fgeA gfe|
d d>d d z F G ^G||
A>A ^GA B2g2|f>efdA4|e>fec Agfe|f>gfdA F G ^G|
A>A ^GA B2g2|f>efdA4|e>fec Agfe|d d>d d2 z||
2
X: 2
T: Silver Belle
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
B c^c|"G" dd/B/ "D7" cc/A/|"G" BB/G/ "D7" A/B/A/F/|"G" GG/B/ D2-|"G" DB AG|
"D7" FF/A/ D2-|"D7" Dc BA|"G" B2 d2-|"G" dB c^c||
"G" dd/B/ "D7" cc/A/|"G" BB/G/ "D7" A/B/A/F/|"G" GG/B/ D2-|"G" DB AG|
"D7" F F/A/ D2-|"D7" Dc BA|"G" G2- "D7" G2-|"G" G3 z||
K:C
"C" G "Cdim" ^F2"C" G|"F" A2 !courtesy!=f2|"C" e e2 c|"C" G4|
"G7" d d2 B|"G7" G4|"C" e e2 c|"C" GE F^F|
"C" G "Cdim" ^F2"C" G|"F" A2 !courtesy!=f2|"C" e e2 c|"C" G4|"G7" d d2 B|
"G7" G^F =Fd|1 "C" c4-|"C" c B c ^c:|2 "C" c4-|"C" c3 z||

Seven comments

Silver Belle

This is from a recording by Canadian fiddler Patti Lamoureux which you can hear on her web-site, http://www.pattilamoureux.com/fr_home.cfm. She plays it as the second tune in a medley preceded by Golden Slippers in the key of A major.

I haven’t found much information about this tune, which resembles the march-like Canadian tune Maple Sugar, but it would be great played at a contra dance.

Silver Bell

This tune was originally published as sheet music by Percy Wenrich in 1910.

Re: Silver Belle

does sharon shannon play a variation of this tune

Re: Silver Belle

I haven’t heard her play anything like this - have you?

Silver Bell(e), X:2

This setting of “Silver Bell” (in G & C) is based on the 1910 composition in F and Bb by Percy Wenrich (words by Edward Madden). A Western Swing version (called “Silver Bells”) was popularized by Bob Wills and others. Some fiddlers like to play it transposed up to D in both parts and adding embellishments on the long notes. This version was created from sheet music using EasyABC.

Re: Silver Belle X2

Uploading the file caused the first part of the tune to be changed from G to D, although it maintained the key change for Part B to the key of C. I will have to consult with Jeremy as to how to work around this.

Re: Silver Belle X2

Thanks to Jeremy for correcting the key signature in the original post. The tune now plays correctly as posted.