Wendy Anthony

by Wendy Anthony

The Tune:

Dance All Night, in the Key of G, is a popular Old-Time fiddle tune that is also known as (a.k.a.) Danced All Night, Dance All All Night With A Bottle In Your Hand, Dance All Night With A Bottle In My Hand

Listen to the MIDI: 120 | 160 bpm

Printable Sheet Music: pdf

Techniques:

• Chords:
  

  Part A: || : G | G | D | G | G | G | D | G : ||

  Part B: || : G | G | D | D | G | G | D | G : ||

• Pick Strokes & Fingering: Pick all 1/2 & 1/4 notes with Downstrokes. Pick all paired 1/8 notes with Down/Upstrokes.

Variations:

• Lyrics: A variety of different verses exist for this tune. The Chorus, sung to Part A, remains the same, except for the first portion of the last line, which always ends with “give the fiddler a dram” (as a liquid measure, 1 dram = 3.5 mL or 1/8 ounce, but is used as a slang reference to a small drink of Whisky, usually Scotch, depending on whose definition & who is pouring.)
  

  Chorus:

  Dance all night, with a bottle in my (your) hand,

  Bottle in my (your) hand, with a bottle in my (your) hand,

  Dance all night, with a bottle in my (your) hand,

  Don’t give a damn, give the fiddler a dram.