John Anderson My Jo

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 Theme code Index    5L13b3b 27bL7bL7bL
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    One part, AABB', ABC
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James Aird
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Selection of Scotch English Irish and Foreign Airs vol. 2
 Tune and/or Page number    Nos. 167 & 168, pp. 61-62
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1785
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
 Media    
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Tune annotations


X:1
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:2
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||
X:3
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||

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