Britains (2) (The)

 BRITAINS [2], THE. English, Jig (6/4 time). C Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody appears in Henry Playford's Dancing Master, Part II (1696, supplement to the 9th edition) and in John Walsh's Compleat Country Dancing Master (London, 1718). Printed sources: Barlow (Complete Country Dance Tunes from Playford's Dancing Master), 1985; p. 84, No. 350. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; p. 15.

X:1 T:Britains [2], The M:6/4 L:1/8 R:Jig S:Henry Playford - Dancing Master (Part II, 1696) K:Cmin G2|c3d c2c2c2G2|c3d c2c2c2G2|c3d e2 d3 e(dc)|=B4G2 G4_A2| B2_A2G2 A2G2F2|d2e2f2 =B4 _A2|G3F E2D4 C2|(C6 c4):| g4 _a2b2a2g2|f4e2 f2e2d2|e2d2c2 c4=B2|(c6 c4):||
 * D2|E4F2 G3FE2|G2A2B2 B4 (_AG)|c4d e2d2c2|d2e2f2 f4(ed)|

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