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Theme code Index	1H1H1H3bH 773b4
Also known as	Boyne Water (1), King William's March, When the King came o'er the Boyne Waters, Cavalcade of the Boyne
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	1 flat
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	William McGibbon
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Scots Tunes Book 2
Tune and/or Page number	p. 40
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1746
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X:2
T:When the King came o’er the Water
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slow”
S:McGibbon – Scots Tunes, book II, p. 40 (c. 1746)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Dmin
"Slow"d3cd2f2 | c>dcA F2(GA) | B2(AG) d2T(cA) |TG3FD2 :|
|: G2 | F2(f>g)f3g | (f>gf)d c3f | d2(ga)Tg3a | g>agf d3f | 
(cd)(fg) {f/g/}a2 g>a |f2 (F>G)A2 (GF) |B2(AG) d2T(cA) |TG3FD4 :|]

X:1
T:When the King came o’er the water
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 11 (1760, p. 133)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Dmin
"Slow"d3c {c}d2f2|Tc2A2 F2 (GA)|B2 (AG) d2 TcA|TG4{F}D4:|
|:F2 f>g f3g|f>gfd c3f|d2 g>a g>ab>a|Tg4 {f}d4|
(cd)(fg) {ga}a2 g>a|f2 F>G TA2 (GF)|B2 (AG) d2 TcA|G4 {F}D4:|
|:d2 (f/d/)c d2 (f/d/)c|(d/c/)A (c/A/)G F2 GA|(BA)(BG) fdTcA|G4 {F}D4:|
|:F2 (f/g/a/)g/ f3g|ag/f/) g(f/e/) c>d fc|(dc)(df) g2 f>g|a(g/a/) Tfe d3f|
(cd)(fg) a(g/f/) ga|f2 F>G A2 T(GF)|(GA) (fe) d2 f/(d/c/A/)|TG4{F}D4:|]

X:1
T:When the King came o’er the (Boyne) water
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Gow – 3rd Repository  (1806)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Dmin
z|d3c d2f2|c>dcA F2 GA|{A}B2 (AG) (d2 c)A|G3F D3:|
|:G|F2f2f3g|f>gfd c3f|d2g2 g3a|(b>a)(gf) ~d3f|
(cd) (fg) {fg}a2 g>a|f2 (FG) (BA) (GF)|B2 AG (d2 c)A|G3F D3:|]

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