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Theme code Index	1H7b1H1H 3bH7b3b4
Also known as	Such a Parcel of Rogues in a Nation
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	1 flat
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AAB, AABB
Editor/Compiler	William McGibbon
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Scots Tunes Book 2
Tune and/or Page number	p. 54
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1746
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Tune annotations

X:2
T:A Parcel of Rogues in a nation
T:Parcel of Rogues [1]
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slow”
S:McGibbon – Scots Tunes, book II, p. 54 (c. 1746)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Dmin
"Slow"(Ac) | d>e (cA) d3e | (fd)(c<A) F2 GA | (BA)(GF) G2 (A>c) | Td4A2 :|
|: fg | a>bag f2 T(e>d) | cA T(G>F) c2 (de) | f2 ed g2 f>g | Ta4d2 f>g | 
ac'ga f>g f(e/d/) | (cA) T(G>F) f2 (ac) | (BA)T(G>F) G2 (Ac) |Td4A2 :|]

X:1
T:Parcel of Rogues in the Nation, A
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
B:James Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, vol. 4 (1760, p. 26)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Ddor
"Slow"Ac|d2 T(c>A) d3e|fd Tc>A F2 (GA)|(_BA)T(G>F) G2 A>c|{c}d4 (c<A):|
|:(f>g)|(a>c')(g>a) f3 (d/f/)|TcA TGF c2 (de)|f2 T(ed) g2 (f>g)|{g}a4 d2 (f>g)|
a>c'g>a Tf3d|TcA TGF f2 (f/g/a)|A2 TG>F G2 (A>c)|{c}d4 {c}c2:|
|:Ac|(dA)(fe) (dA)(fe)|d(f/d/) (c/A/G/A/) F2 (GA)|(_BA/B/) (c/A/G/F/) (GA)(fe)|d4 {c}A2:|
|:(f>g)|a(_b/a/) g/(g/a/g/)|f>g (a/g/f/d/)|(c/d/c/A/) (c/A/G/F/) c2 (d/f/e/)g/|fF f(e/f/) (ga)(fg)|
(ag)(fe) d2 (f>g)|a(a/c'/) g(g/a/)|(c<A) T(G>F) G2 (A/G/A/c/)|{c}d4 {c}A2:|
|:Ac|d2 a/(g/f/e/) dA (a/g/f/e/)|(fe/d/ c/_B/A/G/) F2 (G/_B/A/c/)|B(g/f/ e/d/c/_B/) (AG/F/) (G/A/f/e/)|
d4 {c}A2::f/e/f/g/)|(a/c'/_b/)a/ (b/g/f/e/) (f/a/g/f/) (e/d/c/B/)|
A/(f/e/f/) F/(G/A/_B/) A/(_B/c) T(B>A)|fF/f/ gE/g/ ad' c'/(_b/a/g/)|
(fe)(a^c) d2 f/(e/f/g/)|a/(c'/_b/a/) (d'/_b/a/g/) (a/f/e/g/) (f/d/c/B/)|
A(G/F/) (G/F/)(G/A/) f2 (f/4g/2<a)|(c<A) T(G>F) G2 {G}(A>c)|{c}d4 {c}A2:|

X:1
%
T:Such a Parcel of Rogues in a Nation!
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Robert Chambers - The Songs of Scotland Prior to Burns (1862, p. 45)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Bm
(F>A)|(B>c) (AF) B3d|(dB) (AF) D2 (EF)|(GF)(ED) E2 (FA)|
(B3A) F2 (FA)|(B>c) (AF) B3c|(dB) (AF) D2 (EF)|
(GF) (ED) E2 (FA)|(B3A) F2|| (de)|(f>g) (fe) {e}d2 (cB)|
(A<F) (E>D) A2 (Bc)|d2 (cd) e2 (de)|(f3e) b2 (de)|
(f<a) (e>f) d2 (cB)|(A<F) (E>D) !fermata!d3 c/ B/|(A<F) E>D E2 F>A|(B3A) F2||

X:1
%
T:Parcel of Rogues [1]
S:Learned from Paul Tebble, Edinburgh
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Bm
FA|BcAF B2 c2|dBAF D2 EF|GFED E2 FA|B3 A F2:|]
de|fgfe d2 cB|AFED A2 Bc|d2 cd e2 de|f3 d B2 de|
faef d2 cB|AFED d2 cB|AFED E2 FA|B3 A F2|]

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