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X:1 T:Modest Question, The M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air B:Burk Thumoth - 12 English and 12 Irish Airs with Variations (c. 1745, No. 3, p. 6-7) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G V:1 G2|d2 (cB)(AG)|A(cBAGF)|(G>A)B2D2|E2D2G2|{AB}c2 BABc| (B2A2) (A>B/2c/4)|BA G2 (B>^c/2d/4)|(^cB)A2G2|F2TG2A2|{g}f2 ed^cB| A>B(AFGE)|D4:||:FG/A/)|D2D2 (GA/B/)|D2D2 dB|(F2TG2)A2|{cd}e2 (dcBA)| B4 D2|E2 cBAG|F2 dcBA|G2 edcB|c4 Ac|(BdcBAG)|gedBcA|G4:| |:"Variation"G2|{Bc}d2 cBAG|(3ABc (3BcA (3GAF|(G>A)B2D2|{F}E2 D2G2| (A/B/c) (B/A/G) (e/d/c)|TB2A2 (A>B/2c/4)|(B/G/F/G/) TG2 (B/G/B/d/)| (c/B/A) A2TG2|F/D/TF2 G/D/TG2 A2|{g}f2 (3efd (3^cdB|A>B A/(B/A/F/) B/(G/F/E/)|{E}D4:| |:FG/A/|.D.D (D/F/E/D/) (G/B/A/G/)|DD/(F/E/D/) (e/d/c/B/)|B2( A/G/F)G2|F/F/TF G/G/TG A2| {cd}e2 (3dec (3BcA|TB4D2|E/(G/F/E/) (c/B/A/G/) (A/G/F/E/)|(F/A/G/F/) (de/c/B/A/) (B/A/G/F/)| (G/A/B/c/) (d/e/f/g/) (e/d/c/B/)|{B}Tc4 (A/B/c)|(B/c/d) (3cdB (3ABG|ge (e/d/c/B/) (d/c/B/A/)|G6:|] V:2 clef = bass z2|G,,4B,,2|C,2D,2D,,2|G,,4B,,2|C,2B,,2B,2|A,2G,2G,,2| D,2D,,2F,2|G,2G,,2E,2|A,2A,,2^C,2|D,6|D,4E,2| F,G,A,2A,,2|D,4:|z2|D,2D,,2z2|D,2D,,2z2|D,2D,,2B,,2|A,,2G,,2C,2| A,,2D,2D,,2|G,,2B,,2G,,2|C,2A,,2C,2|D,2B,,2D,2|E,2C,2A,,2|F,,4F,,2|G,,2A,,2B,,2|C,2D,2D,,2|G,4:| z2|G,,4B,,2|C,2D,2D,,2|G,,4B,,2}C,2B,,2B,2|A,2G,2G,,2|D,2D,,2F,2|G,2G,,2E,2|