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Blue Bonnets
Found in BlueBonnetsJ1_Bb_JC.abc
from the John Chambers' music books abc collection
X: 1
T: Blue Bonnets
R: jig, march
B: RSCDS 3-5
Z: 1997 by John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: 17th century tune, known as "Lesley's march to Scotland" Published in Watt's Musical Miscellany
N: 1731, and Oswald 1755. Sir Walter Scott wrote the song "Blue Bonnets over the Border" to this tune.
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Bb
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| "Bb"[B3D3] "Eb"[B3G3B,3] | "Bb"[BD]dc [B2F2]F | "Gm"BGG "Eb"G2f | "Bb"[gB3]fd "F7"{d}[c2E2]B |
| "Bb"[B3D3] "Eb"[B3G3B,3] | "Bb"[BD]dc [B2F2]F | "Eb"B>AG "Bb"FDF | "Bb"G<Bd "F7"[c2E2]B :|
|: "Bb"[BD]>df fdB | "Eb"g>fd "Bb"dcB | "Bb"B>df "F7"gab | "Gm"B>cd "F7"{d}[c2E2]B |
| "Bb"[BD]>df fdB | "Eb"g>fd "Bb"dcB | "Eb"B>AG "Bb"FDF | "Bb"G<Bd "F7"[c2E2]"(Bb)"B :|
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