Dainty Davie

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Theme code Index	5311 131H3
Also known as	Dainty Davie Was a Lad, Rantin' Rovin' Robin
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Highland, March/Marche, Reel (single/double), Strathspey
Key/Tonic of	F
Accidental	1 flat
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	William McGibbon
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Scots Tunes Book 3
Tune and/or Page number	p. 72
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1762
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Score ()

X:1
T:Dainty Davie
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection  (1884)
K:F
d|c>BA>G F<D F2|F>c A/B/c/A/ f>cA>f|c>BA>G F<D F2|f>g a/g/f/e/ d>ef:|
|:c|f<af<a f<a ag/f/|e<g c>g e<g gf/e/|1 f<af<a f<a ag/f/|e>c a/g/f/e/ d>ef:|2 
f>ga>g g>fe>c|d>e a/g/f/e/ d>ef||
X:2
T:Dainty Davy was a Lad
M:C
L:1/8
S:Joyce - Old Irish Folk Music and Songs  (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
d>cBA GEE>D|GBBd GBB>d|d>cBA GEE>D|GBBd GBB>f|gefd e2d2||
gbef gbba/g/|fbd>e faa g/f/|gbbg faaf|gefd e2e2||
X: 3
T:Dainty Davie
M:C
L:1/8
B:The Calvert Collection (1799) - Page 14
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:F
f|cA !trill!AG/A/ FD ~F2|Fc A/B/c/A/ FcAf|cA !trill!AG/A/ FD ~F2|1
f/e/f/g/ a/g/f/e/ d/c/d/e/ f/e/f/d/:|2 f/e/f/g/ a/g/f/e/ d/c/d/e/ f/e/f/g/||
fafa fa ag/f/|ec gc eg gf/e/|fa ag/f/ eg gf/e/|d/e/f/g/ a/g/f/e/ !trilL!d/c/d/e/ f/e/f/g/|
[cf][fa] [cf][fa] [cf][fa] [ca]g/f/|ec [eg]c e[eg] [eg]f/e/|
f/g/a/b/ [fa]g/f/ e/f/g/a/ [eg]f/e/|d/e/f/g/ a/g/f/e/ !trill!d/c/d/e/ f/e/f/d/||
X:4
T:Dainty Davie
M:C|
L:1/8
N:"Brisk"
S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book III, pg. 72  (c. 1762)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:F
f2 | c3BA2 GA | (GF)(ED) F4 | F2 c2 ABcA | F2c2A2f2 | c3B A2GA | (GF)(ED) F4 | 
F2f2 gfef | "tr"d4f2 :: c2 | f2a2 (fg)a2 | (fgab) a2 (gf) | e2g2c2g2 | (efga) g2 (fe) | f3ga2ga | 
Bagf "tr"e2 dc | defg (ag)"tr"(fe) | "tr"d4f2 :: f2 | c>dcB ABGA | (GF)(ED) F2 AG | 
F2c2 ABcA | FcBc Afef | (dc)((BA) (BA)(GA) | (GF)(ED) F2 de | f2 gf egfe | "tr"d4f2 :|
|: c2 | fgag fgag | fgab a2 "tr"(gf) | (ec)(gc) (ac)(gc) | efga gfge | fefg afga | (b/a/g) (a/g/f) edec | defg agfe | "tr"d4f2 :|
X:185
T:Dainty Davy
M:C
L:1/8
N:mis-numbered as 183 in Thompson
B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion 
K:Dmin
f2|c3BA2G2|F2ED F4|F2c2 (Ac)(cA)|F2c2A2f2|c3BA2G2|F2(ED) F3e|(fe)(fd) e2 (d^c)|d4 d2:|
|:e2|fg a2 fg a2|fg a2-a2 gf|efg2 efg2|ef g2-g2 fe|fga2 fga2|fg a2-a2 gf|(gf)(ed) e2 (d^c)|d4 d2:||

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