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Theme code Index	5551H 51H2H2
Also known as	Lord MacDonald (4), Leather Breeches, Leather Britches, McDonald's Reel
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:George Reed
Book/Manuscript title
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS	1812
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
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Tune annotations

X:1
T:Virginia, or Lord MacDonald's Reel
M:C
L:1/8
N:Allegretto
S:Published, perhaps as single sheet, by George P. Reed, 
S:17 Tremont Row, Boston, Ma., 1812
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
B|Od3e d>Bg>B|dBgB aAAB|d^cde dBgB|ABcB ABGG:|
|:B|D>GB>G A>GB>G|D>GB>G A>GA>B|D>GB>G A>GB>G|D>ED>A, B,G,G,G|
D>GB>G A>GB>G|D>GB>G A>GEc|(BAGF) (GFED)|E>FGA BGG:|
|:B|d3e d>Bg>B|d>Bg>B aAAB|d^cde dBgB|ABcB ABGG:|
|:g|d>gb>g a>gb>g|d>gb>g a>ge>g|d>gb>g a>gbg|d>edc BGG g|
d>gbg a>gbg|d>gbg a>gea|.b.a.g.f .g.f.e.d|.e.f.g.a. bggbO||

X:2
T:Virginia Reel [1]
M:C
L:1/8
B:Ford - Traditional Music in America (1940, p. 108)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
B|d3e dBgB|dBgB aAAB|d3e dBgB|AcBA BGGB|
Bdde dBgB|dBgB aAAB|Bdde dBgB|AcBA BGG:|
|:B|dgbg agb|dgbg ageg|dgbg agbg|dedc BGGd|
dgbg agbg|dgbg ageg|bagf gfed|efga bgg:|]

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