Mad Bess

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Theme code Index	3135 4324
Also known as	Mad Besse
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	Northumbrian/Borders
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History	ENGLAND(North East)
Structure	AABBCC
Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Vickers
Book/Manuscript title	Book:William Vickers' music manuscript collection
Tune and/or Page number	No. 211
Year of publication/Date of MS	1770
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X:1
T:Mad Besse
S:William Vickers' 1770 music manuscript collection (Northumberland)
M:6/8
L:1/8
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
B2A G2A|B2c dcB|cAc BGB|AFA cBA|
B2A G2A|B2c dcB|cac BgB|AFA cBA:|
|:gGG BGG|gGG BAG|aAA cAA|aAA cBA|
gGG BGG|gGG BAG|cAc BGB|AFA cBA:|
|:BGG G,GG|BGB dcB|cAA A,AA|aAA edc|
BGG G,GG|BGB dcB|cAc BGB|AFA cBA:|]