Elizabeth Clare waltz

This Waltz was written by English fiddle player, Chris Wood.

It first appeared on the Chris Wood/Andy Cutting album ‘Lusignac’, after the song ‘Hares On The Mountains’ and is loosely based on the song’s melody.

Don’t play it too fast - it really needs space to breath.

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on September 24th 2007 by wendyb.
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X: 2
T: Elizabeth Clare
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: G Major
D GA |:
B3 B cB | A2 B3 A | G2 E2 D2 | D3 D GA |
[1 B2 d2 e2 | d2 B2 G2 | d2 c2 B2 | A3 A GA :|
[2 B2 d2 e2 | e2 d2 B2 | A2 G2 F2 | G3 ||
|: G Bd |
e2 d3 B | c2 B3 c | d2 c2 B2 | A3 G AB |
c3 c dc | B2 c3 B | A2 G2 E2 | D3 D GA |
c3 B cB | A2 B3 A | G2 E2 D2 | D3 D GA |
B2 d2 e2 | d2 c2 B2 | A2 G2 F2 | G3 :|

I learned this version from accordionist Karen Tweed, who in turn learned it from her friend the composer, Chris Wood.

As for the repeats (the repeated and consequently longer B-part), that’s the way I learned it from Karen Tweed so that’s stuck with me and is accepted by the musicians I play with.

# Posted on September 24th 2007 by wendyb

I got this from Doug Eunson last month. Beautiful waltz.

# Posted on September 24th 2007 by Sol Foster

This tune was played by Chris Wood and Andy Cutting on the song “Hares on a Mountain,” tagged on to the end. Wonderful. It’s up there with Raggle Taggle Gypsy/Give Me Your Hand. I could be wrong, but I thought that Chris Wood named it after his wife. They played it in F.

# Posted on September 24th 2007 by Steve Shaw

Essentially the same as X:1, but in Gmaj - the usual session key for this tune.