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 Theme code Index    355H2H 4H2H66
 Also known as    Can ye drink an' no be drunk, MacDonald's Rant, Sir Alexander Macdonald's Reel
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England, Scotland
 Genre/Style    English, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    AABBCCDD
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:John Walsh
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Second Book of the Compleat Country Dancing Master
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 181
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1735
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Sir Alexander Macdonald’s Reel T:Can ye drink an’ no be drunk M:C| L:1/8 B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations Book II” B:AKA - The McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 169, p. 224) F: https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/sir_alexander_macdonalds_reel.pdf N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland K:Dmix TFA2 f/g/ afed|gfed BdBA|TFA2 f/g/ afed|(e/f/g) (f/g/a) Te2d2:| |:TFA3 F>G AF|G/G/G G2 GABG|FA2 B ABAF|GAFd TE2D2:| |:TF A2 f/g/ afed|gfed BdBA|F A2 f/g/ afed|(e/f/g) (f/g/a) Te2d2:| |:A a3 f>g af|g/g/g g2 g>a bg|fa2 b a>b af|gafg Te2d2:|]


X: 1 T:MacDonald's Rant M:C L:1/8 S:James Winder Ms, Lancashire, 1835-41 R:.Reel O:England A:Wyresdale,Lancashire Z:vmp.Chris Partington, Aug 2004 K:D FA2f/g/ afed|gfed BdBA|FA2f/g/ afed|(e/f/)g (f/g/)a e2d2:|! |:FA3 F>GAB|G/G/G G2 GABG|FA2B ABAF|GAFd E2D2:|! |:FA2f/g/ afed|gfed BdBA|FA2f/g/ afed|(e/f/)g (f/g/)a e2d2:|! |:fa3 f>gaf|g/g/g g2 g>abg|fa2b abaf|gafg e2d2:|