X:1
T:For aw that and aw that
M:C
L:1/8
S:William Vickers' music manuscripts, p. 147 (1770)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Dmix
f|d/d/d dA Bdeg|fdad ~B3d|d/d/d dA Bdeg|fedB A2:|
|:f|gbag geeg|fdad ~B2 B[df]|abaf geeg|fedB A2:||
X:1
T:For a’ that and a’ that
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Country Dance Tune
B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (1782, No. 18, p. 7)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
g|fgaf|geeg|fgaA|B2 Bg|
fgaf|geeg|fedB|A2 A:|
|:B|d>edA|Beef|d/d/d fd|B2 Be|
d>edA|Beeg|fedB|A2 A:|]
X:1
T:”For a’ that an’ a’ that.”
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:March
S:M.E. Eames music manuscript book, frontispiece dated Aug. 22nd, 1859 (p. 179)
S: http://archive.org/details/MEEamesBook
N:Eames was perhaps from Philadelphia
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bb
F|B>cBF GBce|d>cBF G2 G F |B>cBF GBce|d>cBG F2F||
e|(d>e)fd (e>d)ce|d>efB G2 G e|d>efd gc!fermata!ce|d>cBG F2F||
X:2
T:For a' that and a' that
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
S:Kerr - Merry Melodies, vol. 2, No. 145 (c. 1880's)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A|d>ed>A (B<d)(e>f)|d>ef>d B2 (B>A)|d>ed>A (B<d)(e>g)|f>ed>B A2A:|
|:g|f>ga>f g<ee>g|f>ga>A B2 (G>g)|1 f>ga>f g>fe>g|
f>ed>B A2A:|2 f>ga>f b/a/g/f/ e<g|f>ed>B A2A||
X:3
T:For a' that and a' that
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Köhlers’ Violin Repository, Book 2 (1881-1885, p. 102)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
f|d/d/d (dA) Bdeg|d/d/d (fd) B3e|d/d/d (dA) Bdeg|(fe)dB A2A:||
g|(fg)af (ge)eg|(fd)ad B2 Bg|(fg)af (ge)eg|(fe)dc A2 Ag|
(fg)af (ge)eg|(fg)ad B2 Bg|(fg)af (be)ag|(fe)dB A2A||
