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America with the Minuet (Em)

Found in AmericaWithTheMinuet.abc from the John Chambers abc collection
America with the Minuet   (Em) - staff notation
X: 1
T: America with the Minuet   (Em)
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: Em
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"A"|: B2 |\
"Em"e2E2 G2B2 | "Am"c2(BA) "D7"B2d2 |\
"G"(gf)(ed) "D7"(cB)(AG) | "G"G6 \
"B":| d2 |\
"Am"A2c2 "Em"B2e2 | "G"B2 (B/c/d) "A"^c2BA |
"D"d3e "A7"f2(ed) | "D"d6 \
"C"|: f2 |\
"Em"g2e2 "B"f2^d2 | "A"e2^c2 "B"^d2B2 |\
"Em"e3f "B7"g2(fe) | "Em"e6 :|
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P: Minuet
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
"D"|:\
"Em"GF E2 G2 | "B7"F2 B2 B,2 | "Em"E2 F2 G2 | "B7"FEFG F2 |\
"Em"GF E2 G2 | "B7"F2 B2 B,2 | "B7"E2 F2 ^D2 | "Em"E6 H:|
"E"[|\
"G"BA G2 B2 | "D7"A2 d2 D2 | "G"G2 A2 B2 | "D7"AGAB A2 |\
"G"BA G2 B2 | "D"A2 d2 D2 | "B7"G2 A2 F2 | F4 "^d.C."y|]
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