X:1
T:Lethe
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
Q:"Slow"
B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 (Glasgow, 1788, No. 452, p. 176)
N:”Humbly dedicated to the Volunteers and Defensive Bands of Great Britain and Ireland”
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D|gfg dcB|A/c/BA G2A|B>cd efg|{e}dc/B/A/G/ A2d|
g>fg dcB|A/c/BA G2d|e>f gag/f/e/d/|e/g/fe d2:|
|:f/g/|a>ba fdf|g>fg e2d|e>dc Bcd|ec’/b/a/g/ {g}f2g|
{e}dc/B/A/G/ def|e/d/c/B/A/G/ d2a|b>fg dcB|cAd G2:|]
LETHE. Scottish, Air or Country Dance (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune appears to be unique to Glasgow musician and music publisher James Aird's Selection, vol. 3 (1788).
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3), 1788; No. 452, p. 176.