Sweet Violet   Sheet Music: Hopkins Aloha Collection of Hawaiian Songs 1899, 1928)   36

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This key: Bb  |  Use capo I, play A    Solfege: MFSdmrrd, dddTLLS

Hua ‘ōlelo: unknown; huapala.org ascribes this to Eliza Doiron   http://www.huapala.org/SW/Sweet_Violet.html
Leo: ibid, or by or arr. by Charles Hopkins
KBMH pg. 47

Downbeat [ | ] markings reflect current musical / linguistic practice and sensibilities given ACHS's possibly dated melodies. Do purchase other publications that might contain this song, some with the chords¹ or melody² printed.  Several excellent collections include: [HMA]¹ He Mele Aloha  (Wilcox, Hussey, Hollinger & Nogelmeier; Honolulu, 2003);  [NMHN]  Nä Mele o Hawai'i Nei, Elbert & Mahoe; University of Hawai‘i Press; Honolulu, 1970);  [QS]^1,2 The Queen's Songbook, Hui Hänai; Honolulu, 1999) available at bookstores. Also, on-line: [HUA] www. huapala.org

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** You'll need to have an Hawaiian Font in your system to read the diacriticals correctly
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