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Theme code Index	356 1H1H3H
Also known as	Brown Haired Boy (1) (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	3/4
History
Structure	One part, AABB, AA'BB'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Burk Thumoth
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Twelve Scotch and Twelve Irish Airs with Variations
Tune and/or Page number	pp. 4-5
Year of publication/Date of MS	1742
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X:1
T:Yellow hair'd Laddie, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R: Air
N:"Slow"
B:Burk Thumoth - Twelve Scotch and Twelve Irish Airs with Variations (London, 1742, pp. 4-5)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
D>E|{G}F2A2 B>c|{e}Td3e f2|A2 B>AG>F|{F}TE4 D>E|
(3FGF A2 B>c|{e}Td3e f2|A2 gfTe>d|d4:|
|:(de)|f>g(afed)|c>d(ecBA)|.B.G.d.G(AD) |{D}TE4 DE|
{G}F2A2 B>c|{e}Td3ef2|.G.b(af)(ge)|{e}d4:|
|:D>E|F<TF {EF}A<TA {GA}Bc|[e}Td3ef2|A<TF {EF}B<TG {FG}AF|{F}TE4 D>E|
(3FGF (3ABA Bc|{e}d3e f2|(Gb) (af) (ge)|{e}d4:|
|:d>e|(f/g/f/)g/ afed|(c/d/c/d/) ecBA|(B/c/B/c/) dGAD|{D}TE4 D>E|
(3FED (3#GFE (3AGF|{e}d3e f2|Gb a/b/a/f/ g/a/g/e/|d4:|
|:D>E|.F/(D/E/F/) .G/(E/F/G/) (AB/c/){e}d3e (d/e/f2)|.A/(F/G/A/) .B/(G/F/G/) .A/(F/E/D/)|{D}TE4 D>E|
(3FDF (3GEG (3ABc|{e}d3e f2|(3Dgb (3agf (3gfe|{e}d4:|
|:d>e|(3fdf (3agf (3efd|(3cAc (3edc (3BcA|(3BGB (3dBG (3AFD|{D}TE4 D>E|
.F.D.E.F. (G/A/B/c/)|{e}d3e f2|Bg (3fed 93edc|d4:|]

X:1
T:Yellow Hair’d Laddie, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slow”
B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 2 (1760, p. 12)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
"Slow"D>E|{E}F2A2 (B>c)|d3e (d/e/)f |(A>B) (A<F) T(E>D)|{D}E4D>E|
{E}F2A2B2|(d>c)(d>e) (d/e/f)|1 A>BAFE>D|D4:|2 A2 g>fTe>d |d4||
|:(de)|f2 afT(ed)|c2 ecT(BA)|(Bc)(dB)(AF)|{F}TE4 D>E|
F2A2 (Bc)|1 dcde d/e/f|A3fT(E>d)|d4:|
|:(dc)dBAd|AB TE3D|D4||
"Variation"DE|FA2B2c|d/A/f- fe2d-|d(c/B/) (A/F/)d (A/F/)D|{F}E4 (DE)|
F(D/F/) A(F/A/) d(A/d/)|1 f2 edcB|Ad F2TE2 D4:|
|2 B2c2d2|b/a/g f2Te2|d4||
|:(de)|f/d/a- (.a/.g/.f/.e/ .d/.c/.B/.A/)|(BG)g (.g/.f/./e./d/ .c/.B/.A/.G/)|(F/A/)d (B/G/)d (A/F/)d|{F}TE4 (DE)|
FDAFdA|1 Bgcadb|a/(f/e/d/) f2 Te2|d4:|
|2 f2 (g/f/e/d/ c/B/A/G/)|(3FAd F2E2|D4||

X:4
T:Yellow hair’d Laddie, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slow”
S:McGibbon – Scots Tunes, book III, p. 85  (1762)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
"Slow"D>E | F2A2B2 | d3e (d/e/f) | A2 (BA)(GF) | {F}TE4{D/E/} D>E | 
F2A2B2 |(d>c)(d>e) (d/e/f) | (A>B)(AF)T(E>D) | D4 :|
|: d>e | f2 (gf)T(ed) | c2 (ec)T(BA) |(Bc)(dB)(AF) | {F}TE4 D>E | 
F2A2 (Bc) | (dc)(de) (d/e/f) | A3 (gf)T(e>d)| d4 :|
|: D>E | F2A2 B>c | dcde (d/e/f) | Ad (B/A/G/F/) (G/F/E/)D/ |TE4 DE | 
F2A2Bc |dc (d/e/f/g/ a>)b | (a/f/e/d/) Te3d | d4 :|
|: d>e | (f/e/f/g/ a)fTed | (c/B/c/d/ e)cTBA |(B/A/B/)c/ (B/c/d/)B/ (A/F/E/)D/ |TE4 (DE) | 
F2A2 Bc | dc (d/e/f/g/ a>)b |(a/f/e/d/) Te3d | d4 :|]

X:3
T:Yellow Haird Laddy [2]
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:Set as a duet in O’Farrell vol. II
S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. II (c. 1806)  p. 153
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
D>E | F2A2 (B>c) | d3 (ef2) | A2 {c}BA GF | F2E2 (D>E) | F2A2 (B>c) |
(d>c) (de) {d/e/}f2 |1 AB TA<F ED/E/ | D4 :|2 A2 (gf) e>d/2e/4 | d4 ||
|: de |f2 (gf) ed | c2 ec B<A | (B>c) dB AF | F2E2 D>E | F2A2 (B>c) |
(d>c) (d>e) f2 |1 (A>B) (AF) E>D/2E/4 | D4 :|2 F2 (gf) Te>d/2e/4 | d4 ||

X:1
T:Yallow Haird Laddy, The (sic)
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. III (c. 1808)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
D>E | F2A2 B>c | d3e f2 | A2 (BA) GF | F2E2 D>E | 
F2A2 (B>c) | d>c de {d/e/}f2 |1 A>B AF E(D/E/) | D4 :|
|2 Ad gf e(d/e/) | d4 |: d>e | f2 (gf) ed | c2 ec BA | 
(B>c) dB AF |F2E2 D>E | F2A2 (B>c) | d>c (de) f2 |
|1 A>B AF E(D/E/) | D4 :|2 Ad gf e(d/e/) | d4 :|]

X:1
T:Yellow Hair’d Laddie, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Alexander’s New Scrap Book (c. 1845, No. 847, p. 9)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
"Andante"(G>A)|B2d2 e>f|g2 {agf}(ga) {g}b2|d2 (ed) {d}c>B|(B2A) z ~(G>A)|
B2d2 e>f|g2 {agf}ga {ga}b2|~(d>e) (e/d/c/B/) TA>B|(A2G)z:|
|:(g>a)|b2 c'b {b}ag|(f>g) (afed)|~(e>f) (ge) (e/=d/c/B/)|(B2A) z(G>A)|
B2d2 e>f|g2 {agf}(ga) {g}!fermata!b2|d2 {ed^cd} (=c'b) ~(a>b)|(A2g) z:|]

X:1
T:Yellow-Haired Laddie, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Chambers - Songs of Scotland Prior to Burns (1890, p. 314)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
(D>E)|F2A2 (B>c)|d3e f2|A2 (BA) (GF)|(F2E2) (D>E)|
F2A2 (B>c)|(d>c) (de) f2|(A>B) (AF) (E>D)|D4||
|:d>e|(f2 gf) (ed)|c2 (ec) (BA)|(B>cdB) (AF)|(F2E2) (D>E)|
F2A2 (B>c)|(d>c) (d>e) f2|(A>B) (AF) (E>D)|D4:|]

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