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Theme code Index	1H1H62H 3H1H66
Also known as	For a' that and a' that, Gille Dubh Mo Laochan (An), Tho' Women's Minds
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	4/4, 2/4
History
Structure	AB, AAB, AABB.
Editor/Compiler	Biography:John Johnson
Book/Manuscript title	Book:The Scots Musical Museum vol. 3
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS	1790
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Title of recording
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X:1
T:Man's a man for a that, A
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O'Farrell - Pocket Companion, vol. III (c. 1808)   
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
(A/B/) | d>edA Bde>g | f>edA B2 B f/e/ | d>edA Bde>g | fedB A2 A :|
|: g | f>gaf g>feg | f>gad B2 Bg | fgaf/a/ beeg | fedB A2 A :|]

X:1
T:A Man's a Man for a' That
M:C
L:1/8
Q:"Allegro"
B:Wilson - Companion to the Ball Room (1816, p. 32)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A/B/|d>edA B>deg|fedA B2 Bf/e/|d>edA Bde>g|f>edB {B}A2A:|
|:g|f>ga>f g>fe>g|f>ga<d B2 Bg|f>g af/a/ gee>f|d>e {e}dc/B/ A2 A:|]

X:1
T:Man's a Man for a' that
M:C
L:1/8
R:Pipe Reel
B:William Ross -- Ross's Collection of Pipe Music (1869, No. 218, p. 130)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
B|d2 dA Bdeg|fAeA B2 AB|d2 dA Bdef|e2 dB AAA:|
e/f/|g2 ae fdde|g2 aA B2 AB|g2 ae fddf|e2 dB AAAe/f/|
g2 ae fdde|g2 aA B2 AB|g2 ag fdea|e2 dB AAA||

X:2
T:A Man's a Man for A' That
D:World of Arthur Spink
Z:Nigel Gatherer
R:waltz
M:3/4
L:1/4
K:A
E | A2B | A2E | F2A | B2d | c2B | A2E | F3  | F2
E | A2B | A2E | F2A | B2d | c2B | A2F | E3  | E2 ||
d | c2d | e2c | d2c | B2d | c2d | e2E | F3  | F2
d | c2d | e2c | f2B | B2d | c2B | A2F | E3  | E2 |]

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