Both Sides of the Tweed

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 Theme code Index    1332 135L3
 Also known as    North and South, South and North
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Niel & Nathaniel Gow
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Complete Repository Part 1
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 2
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1799
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:South and North or Both Sides of the Tweed M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey Q:"Slowish" S:Gow – Complete Repository, Part 1 (1799, p. 2) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G g|G>GB>G B>G A<g|G<G B>G D>GB>G|c>AB>G A>G A<a|e<g d>B G2G:| |:g|e<g d>g c>BAa|e<g d>B d>eg>a|(b/a/)g/f/ (g/e/)d/B/ c>BAa|e<g d>B G2G:|


X:1 T:North and South, or Both Sides of the Tweed M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:Davidson's Gems of Scottish Melody (n.d., p. 28) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G g|G<GB>G B>GA<g|G<GB>G D>GB>G|c>AB>G A>GA<z|e>gd>B G2G:| |:g|e<gd<g c>BAa|e<gd>B d>eg>a|b/a/g/f/ g/f/e/d/ c>BAa|e>gd>B G2G:|]


X:1 T:North and South T:Both Sides of the Tweed M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:Manson – Hamilton’s Universal Tune Book vol. 1 (1853, p. 150) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G g|G<GB>G B>GA<g|G<GB>G D<GB>G|c>AB>G A>GAa|e>gd>B G2G:| |:g|e<gd>g c>Baa|e<gd>B d>eg>a|b/a/g/f/ g/e/d/B/ c>Baa|e<gd>B G2G:|]