Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on March 6th 2007 by Aindriu.
This tune has been added to 13 tunebooks.
Also known as Le Velours Dans Le Vent.
X: 1
T: Velvet In The Wind
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Dmaj
FE |: D2 DE FA | B2 BA Bd | e2 ed e2| f2 fe fa |b2 ba fe |
a2 af ed |1 fe dB-Bd |B2 AF E2 :|2 f2 f2 e2 | d2-de fa ||
|: b2 ba fe | a2 af ed | fe dB-Bd | B2 AF E2 |D2 DE FA |
B2 BA Bd |1 e2 ed fd | e2 ed fa :|2 e2 ed fe | d3 ||
A waltz as smooth as velvet
This waltz comes from the late Newfoundland fiddler Emile Benoit. From the south coast (an area with strong french influence) Emile often referred to this tune by it's french translation, "Le Velours dans le Vent."
I like to play this a nice, laid back tempo, kind of swinging the eighth notes. I often incorporate triplets into bar two of the A section and bar 6 of the B section, between the notes B and d. In other words: 3BCd
Hope you enjoy playing this lovely waltz as much as I do!
# Posted on March 6th 2007 by Aindriu
Is there a recording available of Emile playing this? It's not on either of the two albums of his I have.
# Posted on March 8th 2007 by Sol Foster