Annotation:Captain Jiphson's Whim
X:1 T:Capt. Jiphson’s Whim M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 (Glasgow, 1788, No. 413, p. 159) N:”Humbly dedicated to the Volunteers and Defensive Bands of Great Britain and Ireland Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D|B(B/c/) .B.B|d2 TdB|(AG)(AB)|(G/F/G/A/) .Gc| B(B/c/) .B.B|d2 TcB|(AG)(AB)|G2 G:| |:B|T(AG)(AB)|c2 Bd|cBAG|(A/G/A/B/) .AB| T(AG)(AB)|c2 Bd|cBAG|d2-d:|]
CAPT. JIPHSON'S WHIM. English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody appears to be unique to James Aird's Selections, vol. 3, printed in Glasgow in 1788.