Gin I Had a Bonny Lass

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 Theme code Index    3b53b5 2427bL
 Also known as    Gin I Had a Bonnie Lassie, Gin I Had a Bonnie Lassie Little Sleep Wad Sair Me, Go About Your Business, He that has a Bonny Lassie, North Loch (The)
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 Region    Scotland, Canada
 Genre/Style    Cape Breton/PEI, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 flat
 Mode    Dorian
 Time signature    2/2
 History    CANADA(Maritimes/English)
 Structure    AAB, AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Robert Petrie
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Third Collection of Strathspey Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 16
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1802
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:He that has a bonny Lassie &c. M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:Robert Petrie – Third Collection of Strathspey Reels (p. 16) N:Dedicated to Francis Garden Esq. Junior of Troup by N:Robert Petrie at Kirkmichael. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gmin A|BGdB Bcdf|AFcF {B}A2 FA|BGdG Bcdg|(fdTcA) G2 G:| d|gagd gagd|fgfd {B}A2 FA|gagd gagd|Bdgd B2 Gd| gagd gagd|fgfc A2 FA|BGdG Bcdg|fdTcA G2G||


X:1 T:Gin I had a Bonny Lass Little Sleep wad Sair Me M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 6 (1844-45, p. 23) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gmin d|(BG)GA (Bc)d=e|fgfc A2 FA|BGGA Bcdg|BGA^F G2G:| ^f|gagd gagd|fgfc A2 FA|(ga)gd gagd|gaba g2 d=e| (fg)af g=efd|cAfc A2 FA|BGGA Bcdg|BGA^F G2G||


X:1 T:Gin I Had a Bonny Lassie M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Gmin d|BGdG B>cdf|AFcF A2FA|BGdG B>cdg|fdcA G2G:| f|gagd gbgd|fgfc A2Ff|gagd gbgd|Bdgd B2Gd| gagd gbgd|fgfc A2FA|BgcA dBbg|fdcA G2G||