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Theme code Index	35L6L1 426L5L
Also known as	Bonniest Lass in a the Warld (1)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AA'BB'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:James Oswald
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Caledonian Pocket Companion Book 2
Tune and/or Page number	p. 9
Year of publication/Date of MS	1760
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X:1
T:Bonniest Lass in a’ the Warld [1], The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 2 (1760, p. 9)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
GA|B2D2E2G2|(cB)T(AG) E2 (DE)|G2g2 (de)(gd)|Te4 d2 (ef)|
(gf)(ed) (ef)gB|(cB)T(A>G) E2 (DE)|G2g2 (de)(cd)|TB3A G2:|
|:(ef)|(gf)(ed) (ef)(ge)|(ag)(fe) (fg)(af)|gfga bgab|Te4 d2 (ga)|
(bag).e (deg).B|(cB)T(AG) E2 (DE)|G2g2 (de)(cd)|TB3A G2:|
|:(GA)|BdDG T(EDE)G|cBAG TE2 (DE)|G2g2 (de)(cd)|TB3A G2:|
|:(ef)|g(b/g/) d(g/d/) (Bdg)b|(ag)(fe) fd/f/ a(f/a/)|g(d/g/) b(g/b/) d’(g/a/b/g/a/b/)|
Te4 d2 (ba)|{a}g3e d(g/f/e/d/c/c/B/)|(c<A)(B<G) TE2 DE|
G g2 (f/e/) (d/g/f/e/ d/c/B/c/)|TB3A G2:||: GA|Bd2D EG2B2|
c(e/d/ c/B/A/G/) E2 DE|(G/B/)d (B/d/)g (d/g/)b (a/f/)g|Te4 d2 (ef)|
g(b/g/) d(g/d/) eg/d/ B(g/B/)|(e/f/e/d/ c/B/A/G/) E2 DE|(G/B/)d (B/d/)g (e/d/c/B/) (c/A/d)|
TB3A G2::ef|gde=f {f}e3e|a/e/c' a/e/c' {g}f3f|(g/f/)g (a/g/)a bdgb|Te4 d2 ga|
(b/a/)g (g/f/)e {e}d3B|(e/d/)c (B/A/)G EGDE|G g2 (f/e/) d(c/B) (A/B/c/d/) |TB3AG2:|]

X:2
T:Bonniest Lass in a the Warld [1], The
M:C|
L:1/8
N:"Brisk"
S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book III, p. 61 (1762)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
GA | B2D2E2G2 | (cB)T(AG) E2 DE | G2g2 degd | Te4 d2ef | gfed (efg)B | 
(cB)T(AG) E2 DE | G2g2 decd | TB3AG2 :: ef | gfed efge | agfe fgaf | 
gfga bgab | Te4d2 ga | bage degB | (cB)T(AG) E2 DE | G2g2 decd | 
TB3A G2 :: GA | BdDG T(E>DE)G | (cB)T(AG) EGDE | GGBd g(b/a/g/f/e/d/) | 
Te4 d2 ef | g(b/a/g/f/e/d/) e(g/f/e/d/c/B/) | (cB)(AG) EGDE | GTg(fe) (d/c/d/)e/ (c/B/c/)d/ | 
TB3A G2 :: e/f/ | (g/f/g/f/ e)d efge | (a/g/a/g/ f)e f/d/f/g/ a/f/g/a/ | gfga b(g/a/b/g/a/b/) | 
Te4d2 ga | (b/a/b/a/ g)e d(g/f/e/d/c/B/) | cB/c/ TAG E2 DE | Gg2 f/e/ d/(g/f/e/)(d/c/B/)c/ | 
TB3A G2 :: GA | B d2 d E G2B | (Ac/B/ A/B/A/G/) E2 DE | G B2d2e/f/ gd |Te4d2ef | 
gb/g/ dg/d/ eg/e/ Bd/B/ | (c/d/c/B/) (A/B/A/G/) E2 DE | G(g/f/) {a}g(f/e/) dA/B/ cd | 
B/(g/f/e/) (d/c/B/A/) G2 :: ef | gde=f ({f}e2)ze | (a/g/a/)b/ (a/b/a/g/) Tf3f | gfga bdgb | 
Te4 d2ga | (b/a/g) (g/f/e) ({e}d3)B | (cB)T(AG) EGDE | Gg2f/e/ (dc/B/ A/B/c/)d/ | TB3AG2 :||

X:2
T:Bonniest Lass in a the Warld [1]
M:C|
L:1/8
B:McGlashan - Collection of Scots Measures  (c. 177?)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
GA | B2D2E2G2 | cBAG E2 DE | G2g2 degd | e4 d2ef | 
gfed efgB | cBAG E2DE |G2g2 decd | B3A G2 :|
|: ef | gfed efge | agfe fgaf | gfga bgab | e3 d2ga | 
bage degB | cBAG E2DE | G2g2 decd | G3A G2 :||

X:3
T:Bonniest Lass in a’ the Warld [1], The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
B:John Pringle – A Second Collection of Strathspeys, Reels & Jiggs &c. (c. 1805) 
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
GA| B2D2 {F}TE2G2|cBTAG E2 DE|G2g2 degd|~e4 d2 ef|
(gf).e.d efgB|cBAG {G}E2 DE|G2g2 decd|B3 A G2:| 
|:ef|gfed efge|agfe fgaf|Tgfga bgab|Te4 d2 ga|
(ba).g.e degB|cBAG {F}E2 DE|G2g2 decd|{c}B3 A G2:|]

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