Key signature: Bminor
Submitted on July 2nd 2007 by ceolachan.
This tune has been added to 38 tunebooks.
Also known as If You Do Not Love Me, Go Climb A Tree, If You Will Not Have Me, If You Will Not Have Me Let Me Go, If You Will Not Have Me You May Let Me Go.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: If You Will Not Have Me, You May Let Me Go
M: 3/2
L: 1/8
R: three-two
K: Bmin
|: F2B2- B2d2 c2B2 | A2c2- c2e2 d2c2 |
d2f2 f2e2 d2A2 |1 edcB A2 c2 d2 c2 :|2 edcB A2c2 B4 ||
|: f2B2- B2g2 f4 | bagf e2d2 c2B2 |
G2B2 B2d2 c2A2 |1 edcB A2 c2 d2 c2 :|2 edcB A2c2 B4 ||
|: B,2D2- D2F2 B2F2 | E2G2- G2c2 A2c2 |
B2d2 d2F2 D2C2 |1 EDCB, A,2 C2 D2 C2 :|2 EDCB, A,2 C2 B,4 ||
|: d2B2- B2G2 E2A2 | edcB A2 f2 d2 F2 |
B2G2 G2E2 F2D2 |1 EDCB, A,2 C2 D2 C2 :|2 E4 F4 B,4 ||
"If You Will Not Have Me, You May Let Me Go"
Here's something more for Dow to bitch about...
# Posted on July 2nd 2007 by ceolachan
But the title of the thing is well worth the price of admission.
# Posted on July 2nd 2007 by Zina Lee
If you will not have me.....
Thanks C...
We've had a spate of 3/2s at our session recently, and this was one I meant to learn. A timely reminder
(I've also got to go and practice "Our cat has kitted", my fingers still get in a twist in the B part!
Chris
# Posted on July 2nd 2007 by spindizzy
"If You Will Not Have Me, You May Let Me Go" ~ to be or not to be ~ endings
Lucky you, sounds like a fun session. However, Chris, if you want a straighter take on on this then ignore my ties (B2- B2 = B4)... Also, I did have my own way with it, in particular in the 3rd and 4th part, reflecting back on the endings for the first two parts. I have notes for it that give consistent endings for all parts, no 1st and 2nd endings ~
A-part ~ |d2 f2 f2 e2 d2 c2 | edcB ABcA B4 :|
B-part ~ | G2 B2 ABcA edcB | F2 B2 ABcA B4 :|
C-part ~ | B2 d2 d2 F2 F2 D2 | E4 F4 B,4 :|
D-part ~ | B2 G2 G2 E2 F2 D2 | E4 F4 B,4 :|
That should at least give you some idea of how I've varied from another take on this tune, as found in:
"A Northern Lass: Traditional Dance Music of North-West England"
compiled and edited by Jamie Knowles
Dave Mallinson Publications, 1995
ISBN: 1-899512-16-0
Page 40: "If you will not have me, you may let me go"
# Posted on July 2nd 2007 by ceolachan
I have a waltz version!!!
X:1
K: Bm
M: 3/4
L:1/8
|: FB/B/ Bd cB | Ac/c/ ce dc | df fe dc/d/ | e/d/c/B/ A/B/c/A/ B2 :|
|: fB/B/ Bg fb | b/a/g/f/ e/d/c/B/ A2 | Bd/d/ dB GE | e/d/c/B/ A/B/c/A/ B2 :|
|: Bd/d/ df fd | eg/g/ gc' c'a | bd'/d'/ d'b ge |1 e2 f2 B2 :|2 e2 f2 Bd'/d'/ |
|: d'b/b/ bg/g/ ge | c'a/a/ af/f/ fd | bg/g/ ge/e/ ed |1 e2 f2 Bd'/d'/ :|2 e2 f2 B2 ||
# Posted on June 8th 2008 by mehitabel23
If you will not have me.....the waltz
LOL - I think the dancers may get their toes in a twist!
# Posted on June 8th 2008 by spindizzy
My version's pretty much what bellowhead play. But only it's 3/4 rather than 3/2.
# Posted on June 9th 2008 by mehitabel23
Version from Vickers
Here's the version of this tune in the William Vickers manuscript from 1770.
http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=R0303401
X:1
T:If you will not have me you may lett me go
K:Bb
M:6/8
L:1/8
|: FBB dcB | Acc edc | dff edc | e/d/c/B/ A/B/c/A/ B2 :|
|: fBB gfB | b/a/g/f/ e/d/c/B/ A2 | GB A/B/c/A/ e/d/c/B/ | FB A/B/c/A/ B2 :|
|: B,DD FFD | EGG ccA | Bdd FFD | E2 F2 B,2 :|
|: dBB GGE | cAA FFD | BGG EFD | E2 F2 B,2 :|]
# Posted on September 28th 2008 by SteveW
LOL why would I bitch about this? You know I like 3/2s!
# Posted on September 28th 2008 by Dr. Dow
Get back to work ~ "WHACK!"
# Posted on September 29th 2008 by ceolachan
Great tune we are currently giving it some stick at our session
# Posted on November 9th 2009 by Michael Sam Wild