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What's a' the Steer
X:1 T:What's a' the Steer, Kimmer? M:C L:1/8 R:Air or Strathspey B:Davie's Caledonian Repository (Aberdeen, 1829-30, p. 24) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A B|c2 c>B c>Bc<e|c2 c>B c3e|e>fe>c f2 ec|e>fe>c {c}B2 zc| A>FE>F A2 c>B|A>FE>F A3B|c>de>c f2 A>f|e<cc>B A3|| P:Variation c|e2 e>c e>ce<a|e2 e>c e3f|e<ae<c e<ae<c|f<ae<c B2 c>B| A>BA>F A<dc>B|A>BA>F A2 A>B|c<ef>e a>ba>f|e<cc>B A3||
X:1
T:What’s a’ the Steer, Kimmer
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Keith’s Flute Instruction Book (Boston, 1847, p. 36)
N:Published by Keith’s Music Publishing House.
F:https://www.google.com/books/edition/Keith_s_Flute_Instruction_Book/owtKAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22ledder+breeches%22+%22dan+emmit%22&pg=PA30&printsec=frontcove
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
B2 B>A|B2 B<d|B2 B>A|B3z|d>e dB|e2 d>B|d>e d>B|A2 B>A|
G>A G<E|G2 G<B|G>A G>E|G2 G>A|Bd ed|g2 g>e|d>B G>B|A2 G>A|
B2 B>A|B2 B<d|B2 B>A|B2 Bc|d>e d<B|e2 e>B|e>e d>B|A2 BA|
G>A G>E|G2 B>A|G>A GE|G2 GA|B>d ed|g2 g>e|d>B B>A|G2 z||
X:1
T:Steer Kimmer
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 128 (c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
B/B/B (BA) B2 (Bd)|B/B/B (BA) B2 (Bc)|dedB e2 (dB)|dedB AcBA:|
|:G/G/G (GE) G2 (GB)|G/G/G (GE) G2 (GA)|Bdef gfge|1 dBGB AcBA:|2 dBAB G2d2||
X:1
T:What's a' the Steer
M:2/4
L:1/8
B:The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
e2 e>d|e2 e<g|e2 e>d|e2 z2|g>a ge|a2 g>e|g>a g>e|d2 ze|
cA GA|c2 e>d|c>A GA|c2 zd|e>f g>e|a2 da|g>e ed|c2 z2||
X:1
T:What's a' the Steer, Kimmer?
M:C
L:1/8
R:Highland Fling
B:Lees - Balmoral Reel Book (c. 1910, p. 16)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
|:d>c|B2 B>A B2 (B<d)|B2 B>A B2 (.B.c)|d>ed>B e2 d>B|d>e d>B A2 (B>A)|
G>AG>E G2 B>A|G>AG>E G2 G>A|(B<d) e>f g2 f>e|(d<B) B>A G2:|]
