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Theme code Index	1151H 62H2H1H,
Also known as	For Lack of Gold She's Left Me, For lack o' Gould she left me, For the Sake of Gold
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:James Oswald
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Caledonian Pocket Companion Book 3
Tune and/or Page number	p. 4
Year of publication/Date of MS	1760
Artist
Title of recording
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Year recorded
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Tune annotations

X:1
%
T:For lak of Gold I lost her
M:C
L:1/8
Q:"Brisk"
B:Oswald - Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 3 (1760, p. 4)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
FE|D3F ABdA|B2 e4 dB|d2 a2 fdbd|f2 a4d2| 
gaba fgaf|gfed e2 (d/e/f)|D3F ABdA|B2d4:|
|:de|fdeB dABF|E2e4  fa|bafb adbd|f2a4d2|
gaba fgaf|afed Te2 (d/e/f)|D3F ABdA|B2 d4:|
P:Variations
|:(FE)|D3F AFdA|B2e2 (fe)(dB)|(de)(fg) (af)(ed)|(fg)(ab) a2d2|
gdbd fdad|bagf efde|fdef dBAF|A2d4:|
|:(de)|f>d (e/d/B) d>A (B/A/F)|E2 (ef) e2 fa|(b/a/g) (f/e/d) (a/f/d) bd|(g/a/b) Gg (f/g/a) Fa|
(b/g/e) (a/f/d) Te2 (d/e/f)|DEFG Afed|B2 (de) d2:|
P:Giga
M:6/8
L:1/8
(F/E/)|D2F (AF)D|E2e (ed)B|def afd|Tf2a afd|
(g/a/b)g (f/g/a)f|Te2d ede|fed BAG|A2d d2:|
|:e|fed BAF|E2e efa|baf afd|Tf2a afd|
(g/f/g/a/)g (f/e/f/g/)f|afd Tede|fed BAF|A2d d2:|]

X:1
%
T:For the lack of Gold she left me
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Lively"
S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book III, pp. 90-91  (1762)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
(F>E) | D3F A>BdA | B2 (e>f) Te2 (d>B) | d2a2 (fa)(bd) | f2 (a>b) Ta2d2 | 
(g>ab)g (f>ga)f | (gf)T(ed) e2 (d/e/f) | D3F (A>B)dA | B2 (d>e) d2 :|
|: d>e | fdeB dABF | E2 (e>f) e2 (fa) | bafb adbd | f2 (a>b) a2d2 | 
g>abg f>gaf | (gf)(ed) Te2 (d/e/f) | D3F ABdA | B2 (d>e)d2 :|
|:T(F>E) | D3F (AB/c d/c/d/A/) | B2 (e>f) e2 (dB) | (d/e/f/g/ a)d (f/d/c/d/) (b/d/c/d/) | f2 (a>b) a3f | 
(g/f/g/a/ b)g T(f/e/f/g/ a)f | (gf)(ed) Te2 (d/e/f) | D3F (AB/c/ d/c/d/A/) | B2 (d>e) d2 :|
|: d>e | (f/e/d) (e/d/B) (d/B/A) (B/c/d/F/) | E2 (e>f) e2 (fa) | ba (f/b/a/b/) (a/d/c/d/) (b/d/c/d/) | f2 (a>b) a3f | 
(g/f/g/a/) (g/b/a/g/) T(f/e/f/g/) (f/a/g/f/) | (g/a/f/g/) (e/f/d/f/) e2 (d/e/f) | D3F (AB/c/) dA | B2 (d>e) d2 :: F>E |

X:2
%
T:For the Sake of Gold
M:C
L:1/8
Q:"Moderately"
R:Air
B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 (Glasgow, 1788, No. 576, p. 220)
N:”Humbly dedicated to the Volunteers and Defensive Bands of Great Britain and Ireland”
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
"Moderately"F>E|D3F A>BdA|B2 e>f e2 dB|d2 a2 f>gad|f2 a>b a2 zd|
g>abg f>gaf|gfed {d}e2 de/4f/4|D3F A>BdA|B2 d>e d2||
d>e|fdeB dABF|E2 e>f Te2 fa|bafb adbd|f2 a>b Ta2 gf|
g>abg f>gaf|gfed {f}e2 de/f/|D3F A>BdA|B2 d>e d2:|]

X:3
%
T:For the Lack of Gold
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O'Farrell - Pocket Companion, vol. 1 (c. 1805)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
FE | D3F ABdA | B2 e>f e2 dB | d2a2 fabd | f2 a>b a3d | 
g>abg f>gaf | gfTed e2 de/f/ | D3F A>BdA | B2 d>ed2 :|
|: de | fdeB dABF | E2 e>f e2 fa | bafb adbd | f2 a>b a2d2 | 
g>abg fgaf | gfed Te2 de/f/ | D2 DF ABdA | B2 d>e d2 :||

X:4
%
T:For lack o' Goud she left me
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
S:John Rook ms., 1840 (Waverly, Cumbria)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
FE|D3F (A>B)dA|B2 (e>f) e2 (dB)|d2a f>gae|f2 a>b a2 zd|
(g>ab)g (f>ga)f|(gf)(ed) Te2 df|D3F A>BdA|B2 (e>f) d2:|
|:d>e|(fd)(eB) (dA)(BF)|E2e2e2 (fa)|(ba)(fb) adbd|f2 (a>b) a2 (gf)|
(g>a)bg (f>ga)f|(gf)(ed) e2 d/e/f|D3F (A>B)dA|B2 (d>e) d2:|]

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