John Anderson My Jo

Tune annotations

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X:1
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T:John Anderson my Jo
M:C
L:1/8
S:Skene Manuscript (1615-1620)
K:Gdor
A2|G2F2G2A2|B6 c2|A2F2F2F2|F6 A2|
G2F2G2A2|B6 B2|B2A2B2c2|d8|
d2f2d2c2|B2cd2d4|c3d c2B2|A4 B2c2|
d2c2B2A2|G2A2=B2c2|d2G2G2G2|G6||

X:1
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T:John Anderson my Jo
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
B:James Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, vol. 4 (1760, p. 22)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Gmin
"Slow"T^F>E|D2G2 (G^F)(GA)|B3c {Bc}d2 Tc>B|A2 (G=F) (FG)(F=E)|F3G (AG)(F=E)|
D2G2 (G^F)(GA)|B3c (BA)(GF)|d2F2 (BA)(Bc)|d3e d2f2|(ed)(cB) B3c|
(de)(fg) (fd)(cB)|{B}TA3G (FG)(AB)|c3d c2 (B>c)|d3e {d}c3B|(AB)(cd) {c}B3A|
BA (G/A/B) D2 (G^F)|G3A G2::(B>A)|G2D2 (dc)(BA)|(BA)(G^F) G(dcB)|
TA2 (GF) (fd)(cB)|A3B (AB)(cd)|TB2 (AG) D2(GA)|B3c (Bc)(de)|
(fg)(fe) (dc) B/(d/c/e/)|d2F2D2f2|(ed)(cB) f2B2|(de) f2F2B2|f2d2 (FB)(dB)|
c3d c2 (BA)|(Bdfb) {d}Tc3B|(Acf)a {c}TB3A|.d(BAG) D2 (G^F)|(G3A)G2:|
|:(d/c/B/A/)|B2G2D2 G>A|B2d2g2b2|a(fed) (cBAG)|F2A2c2a2|
g2d2 (cB)(AG)|D2G2B2D2|b(ag^f) g^fga|Tf2d2TB2f2|(dc)(Bc) (dc)(Bc)|
d2b2Td2(cB)|(cB)(AB) (cB)(AB)|c2a2c2T(BA)|(BA)(GA) (BA)(GA)|
^F2d2 (GF)(=ED)|G2(AB) (DG)(^FA)|G3A G2::(gf)|d2(G>A) TB2d2|
gGga {ga}b2 (ag)|a2F2TA2c2|f=efg a2 (g^f)|g2  (c>d) {c}TB3A|
(BA)(G^F) (GA)(Bc)|d2 (cB) cABc|{G}T^F3E D2f2|(ed)(cB) F2 (B>c)|
d2f2 (ba)(g^f)|g2 T(c>B) A2c2|f2 (f/g/)a {c}TB3A|
(Bd)(fb) d2 T(cB)|(Ac)(fa) c2 T(BA)|.B(dcd) (DG^FA)|(G3A) G2:|
M:C|
L:1/8
"Brisk"F2|D2G2G2A2|B4B2c2|A3G F2F2|F6F2|D2G2G2A2|
B4 B2c2|d2c2B2c2|d6 f2|d2c2B2c2|d2e2f2d2|c2B2A2B2|
c4B2c2|d4 c2B2|A4 G2F2|D2G2G2^F2|G6::=e^f|
g2G2g2G2|g4 a2b2|a2f2f2f2|c'4b2a2|g2 (ba)g2g2|
g2b2g2f2|d2c2B2c2|d6 (fe)|d2B2f2B2|b2B2 (fd)B2|
F2G2A2B2|c4B2c2|d2g2f2e2|d4 (cBAG)|D2G2G2^F2|G6:|]

X:2
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T:John Anderson My Jo
M:2/4 
L:1/8
S:Aird, Selections vol. II (1785)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Amin
G | EAAB | c2 cd | BGG>A | G3 A/G/ | EAAB | cBcd | edcd | e3 || f | 
edcd | efge | dcBc | d2 cd | ecdB | cABe | EAA^G | A3 || g | 
eaab | c'2 c'd' | bgga | g2 ag | eaab | c'2 ba | bgee | e3 g/f/ | 
ecgc | c'cgc | GABc | d2 cd | ecdB | cABe | EAA^G | A3 || 

X:3
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T:John Anderson My Jo
M:C
L:1/8
N:"Andante con express."
B:Davidson's Gems of Scottish Melody (n.d., p. 30)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Gmin
"Andante con express."(GF)|D3G G2A2|B4 B2 (cB)|A3B A2G2|F4 z2 (GF)|
D3G G2A2|B4 B2c2|d3c B2c2|d4 z2f2|
d3B B2d2|f4 e3d|c3B A2B2|c4 z2 (Bc)|
d2B2c2A2|B3G !fermata!d2 (GF)|D2G2G3^F|G6||

X:2
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T:I am the Duke of Norfolk or Pauls Steeple
M:2/4
L:1/8
B:Playford - English Dancing Master (1651)
K:Gmin
B2|B>AG>A|B2B c/B/|AF FF|F2 FF|GG GA|(Bc/B/) AG|d2d2 |d3 c|
BB Bc|d2 cB|cc cc|c2 c(B/c/)|dd cB|AG (Ac)|B2G2|G3||

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