Annotation:Scots Rant
X:1 T:Scots Rant M:6/4 L:1/8 S:Playford – Dancing Master (Supplement to 3rd Edition, 1657, p. 56) K:D A4A2 d4e2|e2f4 e4d2|e2f4 e4d2|e2f4 B4A2| B2d2d2 d4z2:|fg|a4 b2 a3 gf|e4 d2 e4fg| a4 b2 a3g f2|e4d2 e4de|f6 B4A2| B2d2d2 d4e2|f6 B4A2|G2d2d2 d4||
SCOTS RANT. English (Scottish?), Jig (6/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The melody appears in the Supplement to John Playford’s (1623-1686) 3rd edition of his Dancing Master (1657). Scottish music enjoyed a vogue in London for some time.