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X:1 % T:Ridding Races M:6/8 L:1/8 B:McGlashan – Collection of Scots Measures (c. 1780) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|d2d A2A|FEF D2A|B2A G2F|F (E3 E2)A| A2A B2B|cBc A2A|Bcd edc|d3 d2:| |:A|A2A A2A| A3 A2 d|ccd ccd|c3 c2A| d2d d2d|d3 d2g|ffg ffg|g (f3 f2) A| Bcd efg|ABc d2A|B2G A2A|(D3 D2):| |:a|a2f f2a|g2e e2g|fgf e>de|d2d d2a| a2f f2a|g2e e2g|fgf ede|(d3 d2):|



RIDDING RACES. Scottish (English?), Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC.

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Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - McGlashan (Collection of Scots Measures), c. 1780; p. 17.

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