X:5271
T: Mathews Frighted at the Highwayman
C:
%R: reel
B: The London Magazine v.22, November 1753, p.527 (from archive.org copy)
Z: 2015 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: Only the 4th strain has a pickup; rhythms transcribed as-is.
M: C|
L: 1/8
F:http://john-chambers.us/~jc/music/book/LM/Mathews_Frighted_at_the_Highwayman.abc	 2025-01-19 122900 UT
K: G
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G/G/G Bd BG-GB | A/A/A ce cA-Ac |\
Bd-df- fgdB | e/f/g dB G/G/G G2 :|
|:\
g/g/g dB g/g/g dB | =fA-Ac =fA-Ac |\
Bd-df- fgdB | c/d/e dg G/G/G G2 :|
|:\
BG d/d/d BGdG | AD c/c/c ADcA |\
BG d/d/d fgdB | gedB G/G/G G2 :|
|: d/c/ |\
Bdgd BgdB | =fA A/A/A =fA A/A/A |\
Bd-df- fgdB | cedg G/G/G G2 |]
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%% The first couple cast off, and the second couple lead up to the top at the same time,
%% and all four hands across quite round .| ; then the top couple cast off, and the first
%% couple lead to the top, hands across quite round :| ; right and left :|. ; lead thro' the
%% third couple, cast up one couple :|: ; set it cross corners, and your partner :| the first
%% man go round the second woman, and his partner round three men, both meet and
%% turn :|. ; then round second man and third woman meet and turn :|: .
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