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Theme code Index	1H555 3H666
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance
Key/Tonic of	C
Accidental	NONE
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Alexander Stuart
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Music for Allan Ramsay's Collection
Tune and/or Page number	pp. 110-111
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1720
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
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Tune annotations

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T:My dearie if thou die
M:
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Alex. Stuart - Musick for Allan Ramsay's collection of 71 Scots songs (c. 1720, pp. 110-111)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:A
(c>B)|A2 E2 (EF)(EC)|E3-F E2 (cB)|A2F2 (FA)(FE)|F3-G F2A2|
E2F2 A3c|(BA)(Bc) e3f|(ef)(ec) (dc)(BA)|F3F F2:|
|:(A/B/c/d/)|(e3f) (ef)(ec)|e3f e2 (ce)|f3a (fe)(ce)|
(f3g) f2 (f/g/)a|e2 (dc) (dc)(BA)|(BA)(Bc) e3f|(e>f)(e>c) (B/c/d/c/) B>A|F3 F2:|]

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T:My Dearie an ye Die
M:C
L:1/8
Q:"Slow"
B:Oswald -- Caledonian Pocket Companion, vol. 1 (1760, p. 10)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
Tc>B|A2 E2 (EFA)[Cc]|E3F E2 A>B|(cB)(A^G) F>AFE|F3 G F2 (A>F)|
E3F A2 (A/B/c)|T(BAB)c e3f|e>fec {Bc}dcT(BA)|F3G F2:|
|:(cd)|e3f (efa)c|T(B>AB)c e2 (ce)|f>^gag(fe)ce|f3g f2 E>F|
A3B {AB}c2 T(B>A)|T(BAB)c e3f|e(a/^g/) (f/e/)(d/c/) B(c/d/) T(B>A)|F3G F2:|
Tc>B|A2E2 (EF)(ED)|([Cc]E)(AE) ([Cc]E)(AB)|(cB)(A^G) (FA)(FE)|([Cc]E)(AE) ([Cc]E)(AF)|
(E^DE)F (A^GA)c|(BAB)c e3f|eaAd c2 T(B>A)|F3G F2:|
|:(A/B/c/d/)|e3f efed|ceae (cea)^g|Tf>efa fafe|(cea)e (cea)f|
(ea/b/ ^g/a/f/g/ e/f/d/e/ c/d/B/c/)|(A^GAB) {AB}c2 TB>A|Bc (e/a/^g/f/) e(d/c/) (d/B/c/A/)|F3G F2:|
|:T(c>B)|A2 (A/B/c) E2 F/^G/A|[A,A][B,B][Cc][Dd] [E2e2] (e>d)|c(B/A/) d(c/B/) {A}T^G3F|
F3G F2 (ED)|[Cc]EF^G A2 (Bc)|(dc)(BA) e3f|a(^g/f/) eA  e<c T(B>A) F3G F2:|
|:(A/B/c/d/)|e2 (f/^g/a) (ABcd)|(e^def) e3d|T(cBce) (a^g)(fe)|f3g (fe)(dc)|
(d2 f/^g/)a (f/e/d/c/ d/B/c/A/)|(B/d/c/e/ d/f/e/g/) f3^g|a(^g/4f/4) aA (e<c) T(B>A)|F3G F2:|
"Brisk"(cB)|A2E2E2[C2c2]|E4E2 (cB)|A2F2F2E2|F4 F2A2|
E2F2A2A2|B2c2 e3f|e2c2B2A2|F4 F2:|
|:(cd)|e3f e2c2|e4 e2ce|f3a f2e2|f4 f2a2|
e2c2TB2A2|A3B c2A2|(Bc)(ef) (ec)(BA)|F4 F2:|]

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T:My Dearie an thou die
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Aird--Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. II (1785)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:C
e/d/ | cGGE | G>A G/A/c/d/ | e/d/c/B/ A/B/A/G/ | A3c | 
G>A c>e | d/c/d/e/ ga | ge f/e/d/c/ | A2 A :|
|: e/f/ | g>age | ggeg | a/b/c'/b/ a/g/e/g/ | a2 aA/B/ | 
c>d ed/c/ | d/c/d/e/ ga | g/a/c'/e/ f/e/d/c/ | A2 A :|

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T:My dearie, if thou die
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Songs of Scotland
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
(BA)|G2D2 D3B,|D3 E D2 (BA)|G2E E3D|E6 G2|
D3E G2G2|A3B d2e2|d2B2 (cB) (AG)|E6||
(Bc)|d3e d2B2|d3e d2g2|e3f e2d2|e6 g2|
d2B2 (cB)(AG)|G3A B2e|d2B2 (cB) (AG)|E6||

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