Merry Scot (The)

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X: 1 T:Merry Scot. JJo5.144 Q:1/2=100 M:C| L:1/4 B:J.Johnson Choice Collection Vol 5, 1750 Z:vmp.Mike Hicken 2015 www.village-music-project.org.uk F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Johnson/JohnsonVol5(Mar15).abc K:D D2F E/D/|Ad2c/B/|AE2F|G/A/B2c|dBAF|GEg2|BGFE|Dd2z :| |:f2a g/f/|eA2A|B2d c/B/|AF2 E/F/|G G/A/B B/c/|dBg2|BGFE|Dd2z :| %%begintext The following Thirty Dances by Mr. Thos. Collett. %%endtext

X:1 T:Merry Scot, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune B:Walter Rainstorp music manuscript collection (1747, p. 38) F: https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/2057949 N:The cover is inscribed “Walter Rainstorp, 1747. Bought in Cheap Side, N:London, 1747”. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Dmix D4 F2ED | A2 d4 B2 | A2 E4 F2 | GA B4 c2 |d2B2 A2F2 | G2E2 g4 | B2G2F2E2 | D2 d6 :| |:f4 a2gf | e2 A4- A2 | B4 d2cB | A2 F4 F2 |G2A2B2c2 | d2B2 g4 | B2G2F2E2 | D2 d6 :|

X: 1 T:Merry Scot. Ru1.031, The B:Rutherford's Country Dances Vol 1, 1756 Z:village music project, Steve Mansfield July 2015 M:C| L:1/4 W:The first Man set to the 2d Wo. & turn her .| The 1st W:Wo. do the same with the 2d Man :| Cross over two W:Couples lead up to the Top foor it & cast off :||: Foot it W:Corners & turn :|| Lead out Sides & turn :| Q:2/4=90 N:NB DFE/D/ in Mss, F2 by transcriber to balance bar lengths N:NB2 Dd2 in Mss, d3 by transcriber to balance bar lengths N:Tune as notated does not work any better with an alternate time signature F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Rutherford/Rutherford1(8-9-2015).abc K:D |:"NB"DF2 E/D/ | Ad2 c/B/ | AE2 F | G/A/B2 c |dB AF | GE g2 | BG FE | "NB2"Dd3 :| |: f2 ag/f/ | eA2 A | B2 dc/B/ | AF2 E/F/ |GG/A/ BB/c/ | dB g2 | BG FE | "NB2"Dd3 :|

X:1 T:Merry Scot, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:William Vickers' music manuscript book (Northumberland, 1770, No. 278) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D D2 DF Addc|BEEF GABc|dBAF GE g2|fdec Add:| |:f>gaf ec A2|B>cdB AF D2|GABc dBg2|fdec Ad d2:|