Retreat, A

X:1
T:Retreat, A
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 958)
N:John Buttery (1784-1854) joined  the 34th Regiment in Lincoln,
N:Lincolnshire, England, in 1797 and served as a fifer until discharged in
N:1814. His large ms. contains marches, duty calls, dance tunes and airs.
N:EASMES identifies this as the Fife MS. and suggests a date of 1780, see
N: https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/Easmes/Index.htm
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
DF A2d2|(fe)(dc)(BA)|(3Bcd A2G2|{G}F4 FD|
FA d2f2|fedcBA|(c/d/e/f/) c2B2|B4 A2:|
|:Ac e2f2|g2 (g/f/e/d/) .c/(B/A/G/)|FAdAGF|F4E2|
DFA2d2|(fe)(dc)(BA)|(3Bcd F2E2|E4 D2:|

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