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Theme code Index	1324 3432
Also known as	Jack Alive, Rob Roy (2), Dusty Bob (1), Well Done Jack (4)
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Scotland, United States
Genre/Style	Contra, English, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AAB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:David Rutherford
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Complete Repository Part 3
Tune and/or Page number	p. 17
Year of publication/Date of MS	1750
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
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Score ()

Tune annotations

X:1
%
T:Jack Alive [3]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:William Vickers' 1770 music manuscript (Northumberland)
K:G
G3 BAB|A3c3|d2B c2A|B2G AFD|
G3 BAB|A3c3|dBG cAF|G3 G,3:|
|:g2g gag|f2f fgf|e2e efg|fag fed|
g2g gag|f2f fgf|efg faf|g3G3|
gag gag|fgf fgf|efe efg|fag fed|
g2g B2d|e2e A2c|BdB cAF|G3 G3:|

X:2
%
T:Jack’s Alive [3]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:William Clark of Lincoln music manuscript collection (1770, No. 1)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G3 BGB|A3 cAc|d2B c2A|BAG FED|
G3 BGB|A3 cAc|dBG cAF|G3 G3:|
|:g3 gag|f3 fgf|e3 efg|a2g (fed)|
g3 gag|f3 fgf|efg agf|g3 g3|
gag gag|fgf fgf|efe efg|a2g (fed)|
g3 dBd|e3 cAc|dBG cAF|G3 G2:|]

X:1
%
T:Jack's Alive
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig & Country Dance Tune
B:Hime - Forty Eight Original Irish Dances Never Before Printed 
N:with Basses (Dublin, 1804, No. 12)
F:http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b90673324/f13.image
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
G3 BGB|A3c3|d2B c2A|BAG FED|
G3 BGB|A3=c3|dcB cBA|G3 G,3:|
g3 gag|f3 fgf|e3 efg|fag fed|
g3 gag|f3 fgf|efg fga|g3 g3|
gbg gbg|faf faf|e3 efg|fag fed|
g3 dcB|e3 cBA|dcB AGF|G3 G,3|]

X:3
%
T:Jack's Alive [3]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Gow - 3rd Repository  (1806)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
(GAG) B3|(ABA) c3|(B/c/d)B c2A|B2G AFD|
(GAG) B3|(ABA) c3|(B/c/d)B cAF|G3G3:||
g2g gag|f2f fgf|e2e efg|{fg}a2g fed|
g2g gag|fff g2f|efg afd|g3 g2d|
gag gag|fgf fgf|efe efg|{fg}a2g fed|
g3 Bcd|e2 ABc|dBG cAF|G3G3||

X:4
%
T:Jack's Alive [3]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
Q:"Moderato"
B:Thomas Wilson - A Companion to the Ball Room (London, 1816, p. 95)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
G3 BGB|A3 cAc|d2B c2A|B2G FED|
G3 BGB|A3 cAc|dBG cAF|G3 G3||
g2g gag|f2f fgf|e2e efg|a2g fed|
g2g gag|f2f fgf|efg agf|g3 g3|
gag gag|fgf fgf|e2e efg|a2g fed|
g3 dBd|e3 cAc|dBG cAF|G3 G3||

X:5
%
T:Well Done Jack [4]
T:Jack's Alive [3]
C:Old M.S. circa 1820
R:Jig
B:RSCDS 29-3
Z:Anselm Lingnau <anselm@strathspey.org>
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
D|G2G GAB|A2A ABc|dBd cAc|BGB AFD|
G2G GAB|A2A ABc|BGB AFA|GDB, G,B,D||
G2G GAB|A2A ABc|dBd cAc|BGB AFD|
G2G GAB|A2A Adc|BGB AFA|G3 G2||
f|g2g gag|f2f fgf|e2e efg|afd def|
g2g gag|f2f fgf|efe efg|a2z [d2=c2A2]z||
gbg gbg|faf faf|efe efg|afd def|
  gbd' Bcd|ecA ABc|dcB cBA|G3 G2|]

X:6
%
T:Jack’s Alive [3]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Hughes – Gems from the Emerald Isles (London, 1867, No. 3, p. 2)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
(FGF) A3|(GAG) B3|(A/B/cA) B2G|(A2F) GEC|
(FGF) A3|(GAG)B3|(A/B/cA) BGE|(F3F2)z:|
f2f fgf|e2e efe|d2d def|g2f edc|
f2f fgf|e2e efe|def gec|f3-f2c|
fgf fgf|efe efe|ded def|{ef}g2f edc|
Tf3 ABc|Td3 GAB|cAF BGE|F3-F2z||

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