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Theme code Index	5553b 113b4
Also known as	Miller (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	F
Accidental	1 flat
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:O'Farrell
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Pocket Companion vol. 4
Tune and/or Page number	p, 87
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1810
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Tune annotations

X:1
T:Merry May the Maid Be
M:C
L:1/8
S:O'Farrell - Pocket Companion, vol. IV (1810)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
GA | B3c (BAGF) | E3F G2A2 | B3c d2 cB | e4 A2 GA | 
B3c BAGF | E3F G2A2 | B2g2f2g2 | e4 E2 :|
|: B2 | e3f g2d2 | Bc d2G2B2 | A3B c3d | e4A2dc | 
B3c BAGF | E3F G2A2 | B2 g2f2g2 | e4 E2 :|]

X:2
T:Miller, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Johson - Scots Musical Museum, vol. 2 (No. 123, p. 129)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:F
FG|A3B (AG)(FE)|D3-E F2G2|A3B c2 BA|d4 G2 FG|
A3-B (AG) (FE)|D3-E F2G2|(A2f2) e3f|d3 A2:|
|:A2|d2e2f2c2|(AB) c2F2 A2|G3A B3c|d4 G2 cB|
A2B2 (AG) (FE)|D3E F2G2|A2f2 e3f|d4 A2:||

X:1
T:My Wife She’s Ta’en the Gee
M:C|
L:1/8
N:”Old”
R:Strathspey
B: Köhler’s Violin Repository, Book 2, 1881-1885; p. 135
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
A|c<(GG>E) c<G(G>A)|(_B>DD>E F3 A/=B/|c<(GG>B) c<G(G>F)|(E>D) .C/.D/.E/.F/ G3A|
._B>.c(dc) B>c(BG)|F<D(_B>D) F3 A/=B/|(c>A)(d>B) (c>_B) (c>_B)(AF)|(G<c) (E>F) G3||
G|(G<c) (E>F) (G>A) A/G/F/_E/|D<_B (D>=E) F3 E/F/|(G<c) (E>F) (G>A) (GA/F/)|(E<c) (E>F) G3A|
._B>.c(d.>c) B>c(B>G)|F<D (_B>D) F3 A/=B/|(c>A)(d>B) (c>_B)(A>G)|(G<A) (E>F G2||!D.C.!

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