Merry May the Maid Be

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 Theme code Index    5553b 113b4
 Also known as    Miller (The)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    F
 Accidental    1 flat
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James Aird
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Aird's 6th and Last Volume of Scotch English Irish and Foreign Airs
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 128, p. 51
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1803
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
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Merry May the Maid Be: Annotations


X:1
T:O merry may the Maid be
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Aird – Sixth and Last Volume of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs (1803, No. 128, p. 51)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
GA|B3c BA GF|E3 F G2A2|B3c d2 cB|e4 A2 GA|
B3c BA GF|E3F G2A2|B2g2 f3g| e4 B2:|
|:B2|e3f g2d2|Bc d2G2B2|A3B c2d2|e4 A2 dc|
B3c BA GF|E3F G2A2|B2g2f3g|e4 B2:|]
X:1
T:Merry May the Maid Be
M:C
L:1/8
S:O'Farrell - Pocket Companion, vol. IV (1810)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
GA | B3c (BAGF) | E3F G2A2 | B3c d2 cB | e4 A2 GA | 
B3c BAGF | E3F G2A2 | B2g2f2g2 | e4 E2 :|
|: B2 | e3f g2d2 | Bc d2G2B2 | A3B c3d | e4A2dc | 
B3c BAGF | E3F G2A2 | B2 g2f2g2 | e4 E2 :|]
X:2
T:Miller, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Johson - Scots Musical Museum, vol. 2 (No. 123, p. 129)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:F
FG|A3B (AG)(FE)|D3-E F2G2|A3B c2 BA|d4 G2 FG|
A3-B (AG) (FE)|D3-E F2G2|(A2f2) e3f|d3 A2:|
|:A2|d2e2f2c2|(AB) c2F2 A2|G3A B3c|d4 G2 cB|
A2B2 (AG) (FE)|D3E F2G2|A2f2 e3f|d4 A2:||

Merry May the Maid Be: Annotations