Over The Waterfall

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on December 24th 2005 by bluemandolin.

This tune has been added to 133 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Bubble And Squeak by Bubble And Squeak
• Dóbró by Frankie Lane
• Jefferson And Liberty by The Itinerant Band
• Take To The Floor by Haste To The Wedding
• The Man Of The House by Tom Moran
• Torch And Fire by Dan Beimborn
• Traditions by Maggie Sansone

X: 1
T: Over The Waterfall
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
|:z2|f2a2 gfe2 | dedB A2de | f2a2 gfe2 | f6 de |
f2a2 gfe2 | dedB A2AB | =c2c2 B2A2 | G6 :|
|:FG | A2AA B2B2 | ABAG F2FG | A2d2 cde2 | f6 FG |
A2AA B2B2 | ABAG F2FG | A2AA GFE2 | D6 :|

Origin

This tune is a favorite here in North California at fiddle jams & contests. I found information on the song at: http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/FCfiles.html

# Posted on December 24th 2005 by bluemandolin

Convertible to 6/8 time.

One of my first oldtime tunes we used for tune-up. I found it easy to play this in 6/8 time just for fun..

# Posted on December 29th 2005 by wvwhistler

Here's a lovely version from the playing of French guitarist Bernard Bigo:
X: 1
T: Over The Waterfall
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: Polka
K: Dmaj
fa g/f/e|f/g/f/e/ dA|fa g/f/e|d>e de|
fa g/f/e|f/g/f/e/ dd|=c>c BA|G>G GG:||
AA BB|A/B/A/G/ FA|d>d e/d/c|d>d dd|
AD BD|A/B/A/G/ FF/G/|A>A G/F/E|D2 D2:||

# Posted on April 26th 2010 by birlibirdie

Over the waterfall

a wonderful tune that I stumbled on. Where does this tune originate from and are there any American tunes to play with it.

# Posted on April 14th 2011 by baldybane