the Gilford

X: 1
T: the Gilford
P: Longways for as many as will
%R: reel
B: "The Dancing-Master: Containing Directions and Tunes for Dancing" printed by W. Pearson for John Walsh, London ca. 1709
S: 7: DMDfD http://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/pageturner.cfm?id=89751228 p.257 "Z 3"
Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: D
N: The tuning instruction means that a violin should have its G string tuned up to A.
N: This implies that the tune is written in "scordatura", with notes below D sounding a tone higher.
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[|\
G,A,B,2 A,B,C2 | B,4 D2EF | G2(AB) (AF)(ED) | (B,D) (EF) E4 |\
G,A,B,2 A,B,C2 | B,6 D2 | EFG2
(AB) (AD) | (E2 D6) |][|\
(ef)g2 (fg)a2 | g2f2 e2(dc) | d2(ef) g2f2 | e2d2 e2(dc) |\
(ef)g2 (fg)a2 | g2f2 e2(dc) | (Bc)d2 e2(dc) | d4- d4 |]
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