Bride Next

 BRIDE NEXT. AKA and see "My Wife's a Wanton Wee Thing [1]." Scottish, Jig (6/8 or 6/4). D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. A "double-tonic" (e.g. G Major-A Major) tune. Printed in Henry Playford's 1700 collection of Scottish dance airs, Original Scotch-Tunes (p. 8). In the 18th century it acquired the alternate title "My Wife's a Wanton Wee Thing," still current. Printed sources: Alburger (Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music), 1983; Ex. 10, p. 27. Johnson (Scottish Fiddle Music in the 18th Century), 1984; No. 10, p. 26.

X:1 T:Bride Next M:6/4 L:1/8 R:Jig K:D Bc | d4A2 BcdcBA | d6 A4B2 | =c3d c2c2G2E2 | =c6E4 B^c | d4 A2 BcdcBA | d6 A4G2 | F2D2F2 E2C2E2 | D6 D4 || FG | A3B A2 F2D2F2|A6F6|G3A G2 E2=C2E2 | G6E4 FG | A3B A2 F2D2F2 | A6a4g2 | f2 de f2e2 cd e2 | d6D4 ||

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