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Theme code Index	5L13b3b 27bL7bL7bL
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	NONE
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
Time signature	2/4
History
Structure	One part, AABB', ABC
Editor/Compiler	Biography:James Aird
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Selection of Scotch English Irish and Foreign Airs vol. 2
Tune and/or Page number	Nos. 167 & 168, pp. 61-62
Year of publication/Date of MS	1785
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Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
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Tune annotations

X:1
T:John Anderson my Jo
M:C
L:1/8
S:Skene Manuscript (1615-1620)
K:Gdor
A2|G2F2G2A2|B6 c2|A2F2F2F2|F6 A2|
G2F2G2A2|B6 B2|B2A2B2c2|d8|
d2f2d2c2|B2cd2d4|c3d c2B2|A4 B2c2|
d2c2B2A2|G2A2=B2c2|d2G2G2G2|G6||

X:2
T:John Anderson My Jo
M:2/4 
L:1/8
S:Aird, Selections vol. II (1785)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Amin
G | EAAB | c2 cd | BGG>A | G3 A/G/ | EAAB | cBcd | edcd | e3 || f | 
edcd | efge | dcBc | d2 cd | ecdB | cABe | EAA^G | A3 || g | 
eaab | c'2 c'd' | bgga | g2 ag | eaab | c'2 ba | bgee | e3 g/f/ | 
ecgc | c'cgc | GABc | d2 cd | ecdB | cABe | EAA^G | A3 ||

X:3
T:John Anderson My Jo
M:C
L:1/8
N:"Andane con express."
B:Davidson's Gems of Scottish Melody (n.d., p. 30)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Gmin
(GF)|D3G G2A2|B4 B2 (cB)|A3B A2G2|F4 z2 (GF)|
D3G G2A2|B4 B2c2|d3c B2c2|d4 z2f2|
d3B B2d2|f4 e3d|c3B A2B2|c4 z2 (Bc)|
d2B2c2A2|B3G !fermata@d2 (GF)|D2G2G3^F|G6||

X:2
T:I am the Duke of Norfolk or Pauls Steeple
M:2/4
L:1/8
B:Playford - English Dancing Master (1651)
K:Gmin
B2|B>AG>A|B2B c/B/|AF FF|F2 FF|GG GA|(Bc/B/) AG|d2d2 |d3 c|
BB Bc|d2 cB|cc cc|c2 c(B/c/)|dd cB|AG (Ac)|B2G2|G3||

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