Originally Posted by: Andrew SaSurely in 3/4 the accents would be on the wrong notes? assuming that he intended the song to be played in 6/8?

Correct. Unless he changed the half notes in the example to quarter notes and increased the tempo of the piece. Then 3/4 would have the accents more or less on the right notes. Of course the accents on what would have been the "4" beat would be a tiny bit too heavy.