This is a collection of tunes by Gavin Atkin of the English-style dance band Florida
email: gmatkin@clara.net
street address: 10 Western Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 2JJ
Of the tunes I have made, I think these are the best - but do please use them 
for the sorts of dances they most suit. For example, The Homebrew and More Shed 
are great for the Nottingham Swing, but just don't work if you try to play them 
AABB!
Also, if you play them on an album or in a concert, please credit me. I hope you find these tunes useful and enjoyable. 
Gavin Atkin
X: 1
T:Boddington
C:Composed by Gavin Atkin
S:Copyright Gavin Atkin 1994
N:Dedicated to my lovely little son, Ewan, born on the 1st May 1994.
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:90
K:D
"A7"d/2e/2|:"D" (3 f/2g/2f/2 ed "A" A2 A|"G"  GBd "A" Ace |
 "D" (3 f/2g/2f/2 ed "A" A2 A | "G" GBd  "A" e2 e |
"D" (3 f/2g/2f/2 ed "A" A2 A |"G" GBd "A" Ace|
"G"GBG "A"ABc|"G"d2d "D" d2 d/2e/2 :|:"F#m" .FAF ~AGF |
"G" .GBG ~BAG | "A" A.BA ABc | "D" dcB "A7" .A2 A |
 "F#m" FAF ~AGF | "G" GBG ~B.AG | "A" ABA "G" .g"Bm"~f"A"e |
 "D" .d2 ~d d2 d :|

X: 2
T:Absent Friends
M:3/4
L:1/8
Q:80
C:Composed by Gavin Atkin
S:Copyright Gavin Atkin 1997
R:slow air
N:Slow air dedicated to Nigel Chippendale, John  Gasson and Dave Roberts
K:G
"D7" (3d/2e/2f/2 |: "Em" gf "C" .e2 "Am" ed |
 "C" e/2f/2g "G" .B3 B |"G" dB"Cm"AG "Bm" A2 |
 "D" Bd"C"ed "D7"(3d/2e/2f/2 | "Em" gf "C" .e2 "Am" ed |
 "C" e/2f/2g "G" .B3 B | "G" dB "Cm" AG "Bm" d2 |
 "Am" BA "G" G2 "D7" d/2c/2 |"G" BAG "Bm" ABd |
 "C" eg4 "D7" f/2e/2 |"G"dBAG"D7"AB|"D"A4 "D7"d/2c/2|
 "G" BAG "Bm" ABd | "C" eg3 "D" (3 aba |
"C" ge"G"dB "D7"A2 | "C" .G G "G"G2 "D7"(3d/2e/2f/2 :|

X: 3
T:The Goodbye Waltz
R:waltz
C:Composed by Gavin Atkin
M:3/4
L:1/4
Q:150
K:G
|: .d/2 (3d/2e/2f/2 | "C" g2 g | "D" f2 g |
 "Em7" d2 d | "Bm" B c  ^c | "G" d2 e/2d/2 | "Am" ~c B A |
 "G" B/2B/2 G ~E | "D" D "D7" .d (3d/2e/2f/2 |
 "C" g2 g | "D" f2 g | "Em7" d2 d | "Bm" B c  ^c |
 "G" d2 e/2d/2 | "Am" ~c B A | "G" G G/2A/2 G |
 "G" G2 
"D7" .d/2d/2 |"Am" ~c A .d | "D7" ~c A .d |
 "G" B G .d/2d/2 | "Em7" B G .d | "Am" ~c A .d/2 d/2 |
 "D7" ~c A .d |"G" g "Bm" ~f "C" e | "D" d2 "D7" d |
 "C" g2 g | "D" f2 g | "Em7" d2 d | "Bm" B c  ^c | 
"G" d2  e/2d/2 | "Am" c ~B A | "G" G G/2A/2 ~G | "G" G2 :|

X: 4
T:The Weary Man's Farewell to Work
R:polka
C:Composer: Gavin Atkin
S:Copyright Gavin Atkin 1997
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:80
K:G
"D7" B,C | "G" DEDB, "Em" DGGF | "C" EG~FE "G" D2 GA | 
"Em" .B2 BG "D" .A2 AF | "C" GF~ED "Am7" ~EDB,C | 
"G" DEDB, "Em" DGGF | "C" EG~FE "G" D2 GA |
"Em" .B2 BG "D" .A2 AF | "C" .G2 .G.G "G" .G2 :|
|: cd | "C" .e2 e e .e2 .c2 | "Bm"  .d2 dd .d2 .B2 |
 "Am" .c2 cc cedc | "Em" .B2 Bc "Bm" .B2 EG |
 "Am7"  AcBA "G" .G2 EG | "D" Ad~cB "Am7" A2 cd |
 "C" .e=fed "Am" cedB | "D" .A2 AA A2:|

X: 5
T:The Frittenden Brass Band
R:jig
C:Composer: Gavin Atkin
S:Copyright: Gavin Atkin 1997
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:120
K:G
"D" |: B/2^c/2 | "G" dBG GAB | "D" AFD D2 C | "G" B,DG "C" CEG |
"G" BAG "D7" A2 B/2^c/2 | "G" dBG GAB | "D" AFD D2 C |
"G" B,DG "C" CcB | "D7" ~AGF "G" G2 :|
|: B/2c/2 | "G" dBd "Em" gfe | "G" dBG "C" c2 B/2c/2 | "G" dBd "Em" gfe 
|
"G" dBG "D7" A2 B/2c/2 | "G" dBd "Em" gfe |
"G" dBG "C" E2 "D7" G/2A/2 | "G" BdB "D" ABA | 
"C" ~G G .G "G" G2 "D7" :|

X: 6
T:The Top House
R:jig
C:Composed by Gavin Atkin
S:Copyright: Gavin Atkin 1997
N:A jig dedicated to my wife, Helen Ryan-Atkin. The Top House is the name
N:of a great pub in Saddleworth.
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:120
K:Em
B |: "Em" efg "D" ~f2d | "C" e2 d "G" B2 B | "Em" gab "D" agf |
"C" g2 b "Em" e2 e | "G" gab "D" agf | "Em" BdB "C" edB | 
"C" ~e2 e "D" agf | "Bm"  bag "Em" e2 e :|
|: "Em" b2 b bag | "Bm" a2 a agf | "G" b2 b bag | "D" fgf f2 B |
"Em" efe "D" def | "C" gag "Em" e2 e | "G" bag "D" fgf |
"C" e2 e   e2 :|

X: 7
T:More Shed
R:schottische
C:Composer: Gavin Atkin
S:Copyright: Gavin Atkin 1995
N:Step-hop dedicated to home-made beer (kept in a shed)
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:70
K:G
G | "G" .D2 D>E "Em" .G2 G>e | "G" d>BA>G "D" ~A>G "C" E>G  |
"G" .D2 D>E "Em" .G2 G>e | "G" d>B "D" A>B "C" .G2 G2 |
"G" .D2 D>E "Em" .G2 G>e | "G" d>BA>G "D" ~A>GE>G |
"G" .D2 D>E "Em" .G2 G>e | "G" d>B "D" A>B "C" .G2 G2 |
"Em" e>fg>e a>ge>d | "Bm" e>f~g>e d>BA>G |
 "Em" e>fg>e a>ge>d | "G" .B2 "D" d2 "C" .e2 e2 | 
"Em" e>fg>e a>ge>d | "Bm" e>f~g>e d>BA>G |
"G" .D2 D>E "Em" .G2 G>e | "G" d>B "D" A>B "C" .G2 G2 |

X: 8
T:The Homebrew
R:hornpipe
C:Composed by Gavin Atkin
S:Copyright Gavin Atkin 1995
N:Step-hop dedicated to home-made beer
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:70
K:G
D |"G" .g2 "Bm" .g2 "Em" .g2 "D" ~f>e |"G" d>B "D" A>B "Em" G2 (3GAB |
"C" .c2 "C" c>e "G" d>B "G" G>B |"D" ~A>G "D" F>G "D7".A2 "D7" .A2 |
"G".g2"Bm" .g2 "Em".g2 "D"~f>e |"G"d>B "D" A>B "Em" G2 (3GAB |
 "C".c2 "C" c>e "G" d>B "G" G>B | "D7" ~A>G "D" F>A "G" .G2 "G" G2 |
 "G" b>_b .=b2 "F#m" a>_a .=a2 |"G" ~ge dB "Em" .G2 "G" (3GAB |
"C" c2 ce "G"d>B G>B | "D" ~A>G F>G "D7" .A2 "F#m" A2 |
"G" b>_b .=b2 "F#m" a>_a .=a2 | "G" ~gedB "Em" .G2 "G" (3GAB |
 "C" ~c2 ce "G" d>BG>B | "D7" ~A>GF>A "G" .G2 "D7" G2 |

X: 9
T:Pembury
R:jig
C:Composed by Gavin Atkin
S:Copright Gavin Atkin 1996
N:Dedicated to my beautiful daughter, Ella, born on the 26th March 1996.
N:Adored by her family and those who know her.
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:100
K:D
D|:"D" AFD DFA|"Em"BGE ~E2D|"A"CEA BAB|"Bm"F2 F "D" F2 F| 
"D" AFD DFA|"Em" BGE ~E2D|"A" CEA "Bm7" BAF|
"D" D2 D DFG :|: "D" dce "G" d2 B|"D" AFD DFA|"D"dce "G"d2 B| 
"D" AFD "A" ~E2 E|"D" dce "G" d2 B|"D" AFD DEF|"G" GBG "D" FAF| 
"Em" G~ED "A7" E2 D:| 

X: 10
T:The Hard Nut
R:March, maybe polka?
C:Composed by Gavin Atkin
S:Copright Gavin Atkin 1997
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:120
K:G
|: D2 | "G" G2 GA B2 G2 | "Am" e2 ee d2 c2 |
 "Bm" B2 ~BA G2 BB | "D7" A2 AB A2 D2 | 
"G" G2 GA B2 G2 | "C" e2 ee d2 c2 | 
"G" B2 ~BB "D" A2 de | "G" dc~BA "C" G2 :| 
|: GA | "G" B2 GG "Em" G2 AB | "C".c2 AA "D7" A2 GA |
 "G" B2 EE "Em" ~E2 FE | "D" F2 ~B,B, "Bm" B,2 GA |
"Em" B2 B2 "D" A2 A2 | "C" G2 G2 "Bm" F2 F2 |
"G" Bc~BA "D" GBAF | "C" E2 ~EF "Em" E2 :|

X: 11
T:The Big One
R:polka
C:Composed by Gavin Atkin
S:Copyright Gavin Atkin 1997
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:150
K:D
de |: "D" .f2 .f.d | "A" ec .A2 | "Bm" Bd "A" ce | "G" Bd "F^m7" ce | 
"D" .f2 fd | "A" ec .A2 | "Bm" Bd "A" ce | "G" .d2 "D" de |
"D" .f2 .f.d | "A" ec .A2 | "Bm" Bd "A" ce | "G" Bd "F^m7" ce | 
"D" .f2 fd | "A" ec .A2 | "Bm" Bd "A" ce| "G" .d2 "D" de |
| "D" .f2 .f.d | "A" .e2 ec | "A" .e2 "E7" ^g2 | "A" aAde | 
"D" .f2 .f.d .| "A" e2 "E7" e^g | "Bm" .bb "A" a>.b | "G" a=g "A7" fe |
"D" .f2 .f.d | "A" .e2 ec | "A" e2 "E7" ^g2 | "A" .aAde | 
"D" .f2 .f.d | "A" .e2 "E7" e^g | "Bm" .bb "A" a>.b | "G" a=g "A7" fe :|

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