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Barbara Allen
English traditional ballad · 4/4 · F major · Suggested tempo: 1/4 = 76 BPM
A short melody for the old English ballad, without lyrics.
The source melody is shown with a simple left-hand bass and chord accompaniment created for this site, for piano or chromatic button accordion.
Transpose Chord symbols are suggested by fisarmonica.org and are not part of the source score.
Source: Traditional, Barbara Allen; melody in Howe's 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867), via the Traditional Tune Archive. Historical melody transcription
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The nineteenth-century melody is public domain. Lyrics are omitted; final bars, chords, and bass are prepared here.