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'''MAJOR [1], THE.''' AKA - "Magar." English, Scottish; Jig. England, Northumberland. G Mixolydian (Seattle/Vickers): G Major (Stokoe & Bruce): A Major (Kerr). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Kerr, Stokoe & Bruce): AABBCCDDEE (Vickers). | '''MAJOR [1], THE.''' AKA - "Magar." English, Scottish; Jig. England, Northumberland. G Mixolydian (Seattle/Vickers): G Major (Stokoe & Bruce): A Major (Kerr). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Kerr, Stokoe & Bruce): AABBCCDDEE (Vickers). The tune is similar to the Irish "[[Mooncoin Jig (The)]]." See "[[Major (3) (The)]]" for a more closely related variant to the Irish tune that predates Vickers' entry. | ||
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''Printed sources'': Bruce & Stokoe ('''Northumbrian Minstrelsey'''), 1882; p. 178. Kerr ('''Merry Melodies'''), vol. 3; No. 214, p. 25. Seattle ('''William Vickers'''), 1987, Part 2; No. 263. | ''Printed sources'': Bruce & Stokoe ('''Northumbrian Minstrelsey'''), 1882; p. 178. Kerr ('''Merry Melodies'''), vol. 3; No. 214, p. 25. Seattle ('''Great Northern/William Vickers'''), 1987, Part 2; No. 263. | ||
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MAJOR [1], THE. AKA - "Magar." English, Scottish; Jig. England, Northumberland. G Mixolydian (Seattle/Vickers): G Major (Stokoe & Bruce): A Major (Kerr). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Kerr, Stokoe & Bruce): AABBCCDDEE (Vickers). The tune is similar to the Irish "Mooncoin Jig (The)." See "Major (3) (The)" for a more closely related variant to the Irish tune that predates Vickers' entry.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Bruce & Stokoe (Northumbrian Minstrelsey), 1882; p. 178. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 214, p. 25. Seattle (Great Northern/William Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 263.
Recorded sources: