Gin Thou Wert Mine Own Thing

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Theme code Index	5L5L13 226L3
Also known as	An Thou Were My Ain Thing, Ann thou were my ain thing, Oh what pain it is to part, Scotch Song (A)
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Scotland
Genre/Style	English, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	David Young
Book/Manuscript title	Book:The MacFarlane Manuscript
Tune and/or Page number	No. 17, pp. 42-43
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1741
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Gin Thou Wert Mine Own Thing: Annotations

X:1 T:An thou were my own thing M:C L:1/8 B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations” (AKA - The B:McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 17, p. 42) N:Two strain tune and one variation. F: https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/an_thou_were_my_own_thing.pdf N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland K:Edor TE3F A>B (c/B/ A/4B/4c/4d/8c/8)|TB3A TF2 E>F|A2E2A2 B>c|d>c B>c A>B (A/B/c)| E3 F ABcA|(B/c/d) TB>A TF3f|e>f e>c (B/c/d/c/) B>c|1 A3B A>B (A/B/ c/4B/4A/4F/4):| |:2A3 B ABcd||:(c/d/e) E2 TE3c|B>c (d/c/B/A/) F>A E>F|A2 (3efe e3f|e>f (e/f/d/e/) Tc2 (BA)| d>e fec>d e(d/c/)|(B/c/d/c/) TB>A TF3f|(3efe (3ded (3cdc (3BcB|1 A3B ABcd:| |2A3B ABcB||:AFEF AB c(B/A/)|(B/c/d/c/) TB>A FA (B/d/c/B/)|AFEF AB (c/d/c/d/)| efTed Tcd e(d/c/)|de f(e/d/) (c/d/c/d/) e(d/c/)|(B/c/d/c/) TB>A FABc|(3ABc (3Bcd (3cde Tc>B| |:AGAB ABcB:|2 AGAB (A/B/A/B/) (c/d/c/d/)||:(e/d/c/B/ A)e cd (c/4d/4e/)(d/c/)| (B/c/d/c/) TB>A F2 (E/F/4G/4 A/4B/4c/4d/4)|e(c/B/) AB cB (c/d/c/d/)|efTed c(c/d/) e(d/c/)| (d/c/d/e/) (f/e/f/d/) (c/B/c/d/) (e/d/e/c/)|(B/A/B/c/) (d/c/B/A/) FA (B/d/c/B/)| (A/B/c/A/) (B/c/d/B/) (c/d/e/c/) (d/c/B/c/)|1 AGAB (A/B/A/B/) (c/d/c/d/):|2 A3B A>B (A/B/c/4B/4A/4F/4)||

X:1 T:An thou wert my ain Thing M:C L:1/16 R:Air Q:"Slow" B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 2 (1760, p. 16) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amix E6 F2 (A3B)(c3d)|{c}TB6 A2F8|A4 (E3F) A4 (B3c)|(d2c2)(B2A2) c4 (cde2)| E6F2A4 (B2c2)|d2c2T(B3A) F6f2|e3f e2 (dc) {Bc}d2c2T(B3A)|A8 {AB}c4:| |:(c3d)|{cd}e4 E3F E4 (c3d)|TB6A2 F4 (E2F2)|A4 (e2f2) e6f2|{ef}g2f2e2d2 c4 T(B3A)| (d3e/2f/2 e2).d2 (g2c3d/e/ d2).c2|(Bcec) T(B3A) F8|E4 F2^G2 A4 (B4c4)|(ec3)(dB3) A4 (cde2)| E4 F2A2 f6a2|(efaf ecBA) F4 (A3F)|E6F2 (ec3) T(B3A)|A8 {AB}c4:| |:(c2d2)|e4 (E3F) E6c2|{Bc}d2c2T(B3A) F6 f2|e6f2 A2B2c2d2|(efaf e2d2) c4 TB3A| (d2A2)(d2f2) (e2A2) (ceac)|{Bc}B2c2T(B3A) F2 (E3F)|(A3B/c/ B3c/d/ c3d/e/) d2(cB3)|A8 {AB}c4:|]

X: 1 T:Ann thou were my ain thing M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book III, p. 83 (1762) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A F2 | E3F (A>B)(c>d) | TB3A F2cB | A2E3A2c>d | (e>d)T(c>B) A2 {c/d/}e2 | TE3F (A>Bc)A |TB3A F2(fa) | {f}e3c (dc)T(B>A) | A4 {A/B/}c2 :| |: (c>d) | {c/d/}e2E2E2(c>d) | TB3AF2EF |A2e2Te3f | e>fed {d}c2T(BA) | d>efd c>dec | (dc)T(BA) F2 {f/g/}a2 |{f}e3c (dc)T(B>A) |A4 {A/B/}c2 :| |: F2 | (AFE)F (AGAB) (ABcA) | B>c (Bc)(BA) F2 (cB) | A(FEF) (AB)(cd) | e>dTc>B A(c/d/ e/c/d/e/) | (AFEF) (A/G/A/B/) (A/B/c/A/) | (B/A/B/c/) (B/c/TB/A/) F2 (fg/a/) | {f}e3c (dc)T(B>A) | A4 {A/B/}c2 :: c>d | (ecA)d (c/B/c/d/) ec | (B/A/B/c/) (B/c/TB/A/) F2 (EF) |A(A/B/ c/B/c/d/) e3f | e>f (e/f/)(e/d/) ce (cB/A/)| (d/c/d/e/ f)d (c/B/c/d/ e)c | dc B/(c/TB/A/) F(f/g/ a/f/g/a/) |{f}e3c (dc)T(B>A) | A4 {A/B/}c2 :|

X:1 T:Gin thou wert mine ain thing M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Dolce" B:Mulhollan - Selection of Irish and Scots Tunes (Edinburgh, 1804, p. 45) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C G3A (cd)(eg)|d4 A2 (GA)|c2 (cd) c2 (de)|(d2c2) (cd)(eg)| G3 A (cd)(ec)|(dedc) A3a|(ga)(ge) (dc)(de)|c4 e4|| (ge)(dc) (de)(ga)|(ge)(dc) A3a|(ge)(dc) (de)(ge)|(ge)(dc) degd| (ge)(dc) (de)(ga)|(ge)(dc) AGA>a|(ga)(ge) (dc)(de)|c6||

X: 1 T: An thou wert my ain thing O: Gow Vocal I R: air M: C L: 1/8 F:http://jc.tzo.net/~jc/music/abc/air/AnThouWertMyAinThing_A.abc K: A F2 \ | "A"E3 F AB cd | "D"{c}B3 A "Bm"F2 c>B | "A"A2 E2 A2 c>d | "E7"ed cB "A"A2 c/d/e | | "A"E3 F "F#m"A2 Bc | "Bm"dc BA "D"{G}F2 f>e | "A"e3 c "E7"dc BA | "A"A3 B A/B/c || c>d \ | "A"e2 E2 "F#m"E3 c | "D"B>c BA "E7"F2 EF | "A"A2 e2 "A/C#"~e3 f | "D"e>f ed "A/C#"dc BA | | "D"d>e fd "A"c>d ec| "Bm"dc BA "D"F2 f/g/a | "A"e>f ec "E7"dc TB>A | "A"A3 B A/B/c |]

X:1 T:An thou wert my ain thing M:C L:1/8 R:”Old Scottish air.” Q:"Slow with expression" B:Manson – Hamilton’s Universal Tune Book, vol. 2 (1846, p. 31) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A E3 (F/A/) (A>Bc).d|(c2 BA) F2 (c>B)|A2 E>F/2G/4 A2 (c>d)|(ed)(cB) (A>c) (c>d/2e/4)| E3 F/A/ (A2 B).c|(dc)(BA)|{G}F2 !fermata!(f>e)|e3 (c/e/ dcB).A|(A3B) c2:| |:c>d|e2E2E3c|(B>cG)(A/G/) F2 (E>F)|A2e2e3f|(e>fe).d c2 (BA)| (dd/e/f).d (cc/d/e).c|(dcB).A {G}F2 !fermata!f2|(e>fe)(c/e/) (dcB).A|(A3B)c2:|]

Gin Thou Wert Mine Own Thing: Annotations