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Theme code Index	3564 351H2H, 3564 353H4H
Also known as	Bess Bell, Bessie Bell, Bessy Bell, Bessy Bell and Mary Gray
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Scotland
Genre/Style	English, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Mixolydian
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AB, AABB, AABBCCDD
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Henry Playford
Book/Manuscript title	Book:A Collection of Original Scotch Tunes
Tune and/or Page number	No. 20, p. 8
Year of publication/Date of MS	1700
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Tune annotations

X:1
T:Bess-Bell
M:6/4
L:1/8
B:Henry Playford - A Collection of Original Scotch-Tunes, (Full of the 
B:Highland Humours) for the violin (London, 1700, No. 20, p. 8)
N:"Most of them being in the Compass of the Flute." 
Z:AK/FIddler's Companion
K:D
(F2G2A2) A4d2|B3A BA G4 G2|F2(G2A2) A3BA2|f6a6|
(F2G2A2) A4d2|B3A BA G3f g2|a2 bagf g2 agfe|d6 f4||
fg|a2f2d2 a2f2d2|g2e2_c2 g2e2_c2|a2f2d2 a2f2d2|f6 a4 fg|
agfe d2 agfe d2|gfed _c2 gfed _c2|a2 bagf g2 agfe|d6 f4||

X:2
T:Bessy Bell
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Country Dance, Jig
B: Wright's Compleat Collection of celebrated country Dances (1740, p. 13)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A|F>GA ABc|B>AB G2G|FGA AFD|f3 g3|
aAA ABc|BAG g2 f/g/|agf edc|d3 f2||
f/g/|afd faf|ece efg|afd faf|e3 g2 f/g/|
afd faf|ece efg|agf edc|d3 f2||

X:3
T:Bessy Bell
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:John Walsh - Caledonian Country Dances (c. 1745, p. 28)
N:Published in several volumes and different editions, 1731-c. 1745)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Dmix
A|FGA ABc|B>AB G2G|FGA A>BA|f3 Tg2 f/g/|
aAA ABc| BAG Tg2 f/g/|agf ed^c|d3 f3:|
|:f/g/|afd faf|e^ce efg|afd d>ed|f3 Tg2 f/g/|
afd faf|e^ce efg|agf ed^c|d3 f2:|]

X:4
T:Bessie Bell
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book III, p. 73  (c. 1762)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A | TF>GA AB=c | B>AB G2G | F>GA/B/ AFD | f3 T(g2f/g/) |
aAA AB=c | BAG T(g2f/g/) | agf gfe | d3f2 :|
|: (f/g/) | afd (f/g/a)f | ge=c T(g2f/g/) |(a/g/f/e/d) d>ed |f3 T(g2 f/g/)|
 (a/g/f/e/d) faf | e=ce T(g2f/g/) | agf gfe | d3f2 :|
|: A | F>GA AB=c | B/=c/d/c/B/A/ G2G | F>GA/B/ A/G/F/E/F/D/ | f3 T(g2f/g/) | 
aAA A/B/=c/A/B/c/ | B/=c/B/A/B/G/ g/f/g/a/f/g/ | a/g/f/a/g/f/ g/f/e/g/f/e/ | dAF D2 :|
|: f/g/ | a/g/f/e/f/d/ f/e/f/g/a/f/ | g/f/e/d/e/=c/ e/f/g/e/f/g/ | a/g/f/e/f/d/ f/e/f/g/a/g/ | Tf3 T(g2f/g/) | 
a/g/f/e/f/d/ f/e/f/g/a/f/ | e/d/=c/d/e/c/ g/f/g/a/f/g/ | a/g/f/a/g/f/ g/f/e/g/f/e/ | dBF [D2A2f2] z :||

X:3
T:Bessy Bell and Mary Gray
L:1/8
M:6/8
B:McGlashan - Collection of Scots Measures (177?)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Dmix
A|F>GA ABc|B>AB G2G|F>GA A>BA|d3 (g2f/g/)|
aAA ABc|BAG g2 f/g/|agf gfe|d3f2:|
|:f/g/|afd dfd|gec efg|a/g/f/e/d d>fd|f3 (g2f/g/)|
afd faf|gec efg|agf gfe|d3f2||

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