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Theme code Index	215L1 3223
Also known as	My love built me a bonnie bower
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Scotland
Genre/Style	English, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	B
Accidental	2 flats
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History	ENGLAND(North West)
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:G.H. Davidson
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Davidson's Gems of Scottish Melody
Tune and/or Page number	p. 34
Year of publication/Date of MS	n.d.
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Tune annotations

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T:Border Widow's Lament, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Davidson's Gems of Scottish Melody (n.d., p. 34)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Bb
d>c|cBBG F>GBc|d2 cB c2 d>c|cBBG FGBc|d2 c>B B2:|
|:B2|Bdfg g2 f>g|gffd {d}c2 dc|c>BBG F>GBc|d2 c>B B2:|]

X:2
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T:Border Widow's Lament, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverly, Cumbria, 1840, p. 201)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
B>A|(AG)(GE) (DE)(GA)|B2 (AG) A2 B>A|AGGE DEGA|B2 AG G2:|
|:G2|G>B de e2 d>e|eddB {B}A2 BA|A>GGE DEGA|B2 {B}AG G2:|]

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T:My love built me a bonnie bower
T:Border Widow’s Lament (The)
M:C
L:1/8
N:”Very ancient.”
B:Manson – Hamilton’s Universal Tune Book vol. 1 (1853, p. 159)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion 
K:Bb
(d>c)|(cB)(BG) (F>G)(Bc)|d2 (cB) c2 d>c|(cB)(BG) (FG)(Bc)|d2 (c>B) B2:|
|:B2|(Bd)(fg) g2 (f>g)|(gf)(fd) {d}c2 (dc)|(c>B)(BG) F>GBc|d2 c>B B2:|]

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