Annotation:Merry Pair (The)
X:1 T:Merry Pair, The M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765) Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D D3 FDF|AFA d3|TA3 AFD|TE3 D3| D3 FDF|AFA d3|Tc3 ecA|TB3 A3:| |:A3 cAc|ece g3|Tf3 afd|efd cBA| TB3 BdB|TA3 AdF|G2B AFD|E3 D3:||
MERRY PAIR, THE. English, Jig (6/8 time). F Major (Barnes): D Major (Thompson). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody appears to be unique to Charles and Samuel Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765).
