Annotation:Scotch Reel (7) (A)
X:31 T:Scotch Reel,A. JBa.30 M:2/2 L:1/8 Q:1/2=90 S:Joseph Barnes MS,Carlisle,1762. R:.reel O:England A:Carlisle Z:vmp.C.Graebe. K:D Major “_no key sig”defa efdA | BdAF E/E/E E2 | defa efdA |\ B/d/e/c/ AF D/D/D D2:|! |:D2 DF D/D/D AF | E2 EB E/E/E BA |\ D2 DF defd | dBAF D/D/D D2 :|! |:abaf abaf | ge be ge be | abaf abaf | geaf d/d/d d2 :||! zzzzzzzzzzzzz|! “^First line as in MS”\ defa efdA | BdAF E/E/E E2 | defa efdA | Bdec | AF D/D/D D2:|
SCOTCH REEL [7], A. Scottish(?), Reel (whole time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. This untitled reel is contained in the 1760's music manuscript collection of Cumbrian musician Joseph Barnes. John Offord edited the tune to begin on the first 'd' note.