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HOW SHE'LL NE'ER BE GUIDED. Scottish, Slip Jig (9/8 time). A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDD. "An unprinted reel makes out the page," notes Riddell, suggesting the last two parts represent a separate melody.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Robert Riddell (Collection of Scotch Galwegian Border Tunes), 1794; p. 18.

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