For a' that and a' that
For a' that and a' that: Annotations
X:1 T:For aw that and aw that M:C L:1/8 S:William Vickers' music manuscripts, p. 147 (1770) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Dmix f|d/d/d dA Bdeg|fdad ~B3d|d/d/d dA Bdeg|fedB A2:| |:f|gbag geeg|fdad ~B2 B[df]|abaf geeg|fedB A2:||
X:1 T:For a’ that and a’ that M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (1782, No. 18, p. 7) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D g|fgaf|geeg|fgaA|B2 Bg| fgaf|geeg|fedB|A2 A:| |:B|d>edA|Beef|d/d/d fd|B2 Be| d>edA|Beeg|fedB|A2 A:|]
X:1 T:”For a’ that an’ a’ that.” M:4/4 L:1/8 R:March S:M.E. Eames music manuscript book, frontispiece dated Aug. 22nd, 1859 (p. 179) S: http://archive.org/details/MEEamesBook N:Eames was perhaps from Philadelphia Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bb F|B>cBF GBce|d>cBF G2 G F |B>cBF GBce|d>cBG F2F|| e|(d>e)fd (e>d)ce|d>efB G2 G e|d>efd gc!fermata!ce|d>cBG F2F||
X:2 T:For a' that and a' that M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey S:Kerr - Merry Melodies, vol. 2, No. 145 (c. 1880's) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A|d>ed>A (B<d)(e>f)|d>ef>d B2 (B>A)|d>ed>A (B<d)(e>g)|f>ed>B A2A:| |:g|f>ga>f g<ee>g|f>ga>A B2 (G>g)|1 f>ga>f g>fe>g| f>ed>B A2A:|2 f>ga>f b/a/g/f/ e<g|f>ed>B A2A||
X:3 T:For a' that and a' that M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Köhlers’ Violin Repository, Book 2 (1881-1885, p. 102) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D f|d/d/d (dA) Bdeg|d/d/d (fd) B3e|d/d/d (dA) Bdeg|(fe)dB A2A:|| g|(fg)af (ge)eg|(fd)ad B2 Bg|(fg)af (ge)eg|(fe)dc A2 Ag| (fg)af (ge)eg|(fg)ad B2 Bg|(fg)af (be)ag|(fe)dB A2A||