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America with the Minuet [Am]

Found in AmericaWithTheMinuet.abc from the John Chambers abc collection
America with the Minuet   [Am] - staff notation
X: 1
T: America with the Minuet   [Am]
P: Longways for as many as will
%R: reel+minuet
B: "The Compleat Country Dancing-Master" printed by John Walsh, London ca. 1740
S: 6: CCDM1 http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Compleat_Country_Dancing-Master_(Various) V.1 p.68 #102
Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: Repeats modified to match dance instructions.
N: The meaning of the D.C. is unclear. It should probably be "fine" to match the dance instructions.
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: Am
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"A"|: E2 |\
"Am"A2A,2 C2E2 | "Dm"F2(ED) "G7"E2G2 |\
"C"(cB)(AG) "G7"(FE)(DC) | "C"C6 \
"B":| G2 |\
"Dm"D2F2 "Am"E2A2 | "C"E2 (E/F/G) "D"=F2ED |
"G"G3A "D7"B2(AG) | "G"G6 \
"C"|: B2 |\
"Am"c2A2 "E"B2^G2 | "D"A2=F2 "E"^G2E2 |\
"Am"A3B "E7"c2(BA) | "Am"A6 :|
P: Minuet
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
"D"|:\
"Am"cB A2 c2 | "E7"B2 e2 E2 | "Am"A2 B2 c2 | "E7"BABc B2 |\
"Am"cB A2 c2 | "E7"B2 e2 E2 | "E7"A2 B2 ^G2 | "Am"A6 H:|
"E"[|\
"C"ed c2 e2 | "G7"d2 g2 G2 | "C"c2 d2 e2 | "G7"dcde d2 |\
"C"ed c2 e2 | "G"d2 g2 G2 | "E7"c2 d2 B2 | "E7"B6 "d.C."y|]

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