Gin Thou Wert Mine Own Thing
X:1 T:Ann thou were my ain thing M:C L:1/8 B:Alexander Stuart – “Musick for Allan Ramsay’s Collection part 6” B:(Edinburgh, c. 1724, pp. 138-139) F: https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/rbc/id/3078 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A V:1 A2|E3F (A>B)(c>d)|B3A F2 (c>B)|A2E2A2e2|c2 (B>c) (A>B) (A/B/)c| E3F (AB)(cA)|(Bc/d/) (B>A) F3f|(e>f)ec (dc)(Bc)|A3B (A>B) (A/B/c):| |:c>c|(c/d/e) (E>F) E3c|(B>c)B>A F2 (EF)|A2e2e3f|(ef)(ed) c2 (BA)| (de)(fd) (cd)(ec)|(dc)(B>A) F3f|(e>f)(e>c) (d>c)(B>c)|A4 (A/B/c):| V:2 clef = bass z2|A,2A,,2C,2A,2|E,2E,,2 F,,2A,,2|C,2A,,B,, C,2A,,2|A,2E,2A,,2 z2| A,2A,,2C,2A,,2|E,2E,,2F,2A,,2|C,2A,,2E,2E,,2|A,4A,,4:| |:z2|A,2A,,2C,2A,2|E,2E,,2F,,2z2|A,2C,2A,,2D,2|A,,2C,2A,2C,2| D,2D,,2A,,2A,2|D,2E,2F,2A,2|C,2A,,2E,2E,,2|A,A,,C,E, A,,2:|
X:1
T:An thou were my own thing
M:C
L:1/8
B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations” (AKA - The
B:McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 17, p. 42)
N:Two strain tune and one variation.
F: https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/an_thou_were_my_own_thing.pdf
N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
K:Edor
TE3F A>B (c/B/ A/4B/4c/4d/8c/8)|TB3A TF2 E>F|A2E2A2 B>c|d>c B>c A>B (A/B/c)|
E3 F ABcA|(B/c/d) TB>A TF3f|e>f e>c (B/c/d/c/) B>c|1 A3B A>B (A/B/ c/4B/4A/4F/4):|
|:2A3 B ABcd||:(c/d/e) E2 TE3c|B>c (d/c/B/A/) F>A E>F|A2 (3efe e3f|e>f (e/f/d/e/) Tc2 (BA)|
d>e fec>d e(d/c/)|(B/c/d/c/) TB>A TF3f|(3efe (3ded (3cdc (3BcB|1 A3B ABcd:|
|2A3B ABcB||:AFEF AB c(B/A/)|(B/c/d/c/) TB>A FA (B/d/c/B/)|AFEF AB (c/d/c/d/)|
efTed Tcd e(d/c/)|de f(e/d/) (c/d/c/d/) e(d/c/)|(B/c/d/c/) TB>A FABc|(3ABc (3Bcd (3cde Tc>B|
|:AGAB ABcB:|2 AGAB (A/B/A/B/) (c/d/c/d/)||:(e/d/c/B/ A)e cd (c/4d/4e/)(d/c/)|
(B/c/d/c/) TB>A F2 (E/F/4G/4 A/4B/4c/4d/4)|e(c/B/) AB cB (c/d/c/d/)|efTed c(c/d/) e(d/c/)|
(d/c/d/e/) (f/e/f/d/) (c/B/c/d/) (e/d/e/c/)|(B/A/B/c/) (d/c/B/A/) FA (B/d/c/B/)|
(A/B/c/A/) (B/c/d/B/) (c/d/e/c/) (d/c/B/c/)|1 AGAB (A/B/A/B/) (c/d/c/d/):|2 A3B A>B (A/B/c/4B/4A/4F/4)||
X:1
T:An thou wert my ain Thing
M:C
L:1/16
R:Air
Q:"Slow"
B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 2 (1760, p. 16)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amix
E6 F2 (A3B)(c3d)|{c}TB6 A2F8|A4 (E3F) A4 (B3c)|(d2c2)(B2A2) c4 (cde2)|
E6F2A4 (B2c2)|d2c2T(B3A) F6f2|e3f e2 (dc) {Bc}d2c2T(B3A)|A8 {AB}c4:|
|:(c3d)|{cd}e4 E3F E4 (c3d)|TB6A2 F4 (E2F2)|A4 (e2f2) e6f2|{ef}g2f2e2d2 c4 T(B3A)|
(d3e/2f/2 e2).d2 (g2c3d/e/ d2).c2|(Bcec) T(B3A) F8|E4 F2^G2 A4 (B4c4)|(ec3)(dB3) A4 (cde2)|
E4 F2A2 f6a2|(efaf ecBA) F4 (A3F)|E6F2 (ec3) T(B3A)|A8 {AB}c4:|
|:(c2d2)|e4 (E3F) E6c2|{Bc}d2c2T(B3A) F6 f2|e6f2 A2B2c2d2|(efaf e2d2) c4 TB3A|
(d2A2)(d2f2) (e2A2) (ceac)|{Bc}B2c2T(B3A) F2 (E3F)|(A3B/c/ B3c/d/ c3d/e/) d2(cB3)|A8 {AB}c4:|]
X: 1
T:Ann thou were my ain thing
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Slow"
S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book III, p. 83 (1762)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:A
F2 | E3F (A>B)(c>d) | TB3A F2cB | A2E3A2c>d | (e>d)T(c>B) A2 {c/d/}e2 |
TE3F (A>Bc)A |TB3A F2(fa) | {f}e3c (dc)T(B>A) | A4 {A/B/}c2 :|
|: (c>d) | {c/d/}e2E2E2(c>d) | TB3AF2EF |A2e2Te3f | e>fed {d}c2T(BA) |
d>efd c>dec | (dc)T(BA) F2 {f/g/}a2 |{f}e3c (dc)T(B>A) |A4 {A/B/}c2 :|
|: F2 | (AFE)F (AGAB) (ABcA) | B>c (Bc)(BA) F2 (cB) | A(FEF) (AB)(cd) |
e>dTc>B A(c/d/ e/c/d/e/) | (AFEF) (A/G/A/B/) (A/B/c/A/) | (B/A/B/c/) (B/c/TB/A/) F2 (fg/a/) |
{f}e3c (dc)T(B>A) | A4 {A/B/}c2 :: c>d | (ecA)d (c/B/c/d/) ec |
(B/A/B/c/) (B/c/TB/A/) F2 (EF) |A(A/B/ c/B/c/d/) e3f | e>f (e/f/)(e/d/) ce (cB/A/)|
(d/c/d/e/ f)d (c/B/c/d/ e)c | dc B/(c/TB/A/) F(f/g/ a/f/g/a/) |{f}e3c (dc)T(B>A) | A4 {A/B/}c2 :|
X:1
T:Gin thou wert mine ain thing
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Dolce"
B:Mulhollan - Selection of Irish and Scots Tunes (Edinburgh, 1804, p. 45)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
G3A (cd)(eg)|d4 A2 (GA)|c2 (cd) c2 (de)|(d2c2) (cd)(eg)|
G3 A (cd)(ec)|(dedc) A3a|(ga)(ge) (dc)(de)|c4 e4||
(ge)(dc) (de)(ga)|(ge)(dc) A3a|(ge)(dc) (de)(ge)|(ge)(dc) degd|
(ge)(dc) (de)(ga)|(ge)(dc) AGA>a|(ga)(ge) (dc)(de)|c6||
X: 1
T: An thou wert my ain thing
O: Gow Vocal I
R: air
M: C
L: 1/8
F:http://jc.tzo.net/~jc/music/abc/air/AnThouWertMyAinThing_A.abc
K: A
F2 \
| "A"E3 F AB cd | "D"{c}B3 A "Bm"F2 c>B | "A"A2 E2 A2 c>d | "E7"ed cB "A"A2 c/d/e |
| "A"E3 F "F#m"A2 Bc | "Bm"dc BA "D"{G}F2 f>e | "A"e3 c "E7"dc BA | "A"A3 B A/B/c ||
c>d \
| "A"e2 E2 "F#m"E3 c | "D"B>c BA "E7"F2 EF | "A"A2 e2 "A/C#"~e3 f | "D"e>f ed "A/C#"dc BA |
| "D"d>e fd "A"c>d ec| "Bm"dc BA "D"F2 f/g/a | "A"e>f ec "E7"dc TB>A | "A"A3 B A/B/c |]
X:1
T:An thou wert my ain thing
M:C
L:1/8
R:”Old Scottish air.”
Q:"Slow with expression"
B:Manson – Hamilton’s Universal Tune Book, vol. 2 (1846, p. 31)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
E3 (F/A/) (A>Bc).d|(c2 BA) F2 (c>B)|A2 E>F/2G/4 A2 (c>d)|(ed)(cB) (A>c) (c>d/2e/4)|
E3 F/A/ (A2 B).c|(dc)(BA)|{G}F2 !fermata!(f>e)|e3 (c/e/ dcB).A|(A3B) c2:|
|:c>d|e2E2E3c|(B>cG)(A/G/) F2 (E>F)|A2e2e3f|(e>fe).d c2 (BA)|
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