Annotation:Stool of Repentance

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X:1 T:Stool of Repentance, The M:6/8 L:1/8 B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 4 (1844–1845, p. 5) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A e/f/g|"A"a2e c2e|agf edc|"D"aff f2 e|"Bm"fag "E7"f2 e| "A"a2e c2e|agf edc|"D"d2f efg|"E7"{fg}a2c "A"{c}B2A:| |:A"cAA eAA|cAA edc|"Bm"dBB fBB|"E7"dBB fed| "A"cAA ecc|"D"cAA "A"edc|"Bm"d2f efg|"E7"{fg}a2c "A"{c}B2A:|]

STOOL OF REPENTANCE. Scottish, Jig (6/8 time). A Major (most versions): A Mixolydian (Gunn). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The title refers to an elevated seat in a Scottish Presbyterian church formerly used for the public penance of persons who had committed moral offenses.

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Printed sources : - William Gunn (The Caledonian Repository of Music Adapted for the Bagpipes), Glasgow, 1848; p. 97.

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