Cock up your Beaver

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Notes

The English language has changed since the 18th century. The title originally meant to position one's beaver top-hat at a rakish angle.

Source

McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book II, p.49 (c.1746)

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Air One title Only 1 transcription Has lots of stepwise movement Has some stepwise movement Never repeats a note major G 3/4 Has source text Has notes text No chords explore more...

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X: 1
T: Cock up your Beaver
R: Air
M: 3/4
L: 1/16
N: The English language has changed since the 18th century.  The title
N: originally meant to position one's beaver top-hat at a rakish angle.
S: McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book II, p.49 (c.1746)
Z: AK/Fiddler's Companion
K: G
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g2 \
| d4G2 B3AG2 \
| A3BA2 c4e2 \
| d4G2 (TB3AB2) \
| G2g2d2 B3cd2 \
| e3def g2d2B2 \
| A3BA2 c4g2 |
| d4c2 (BcdcBA) \
| G2g2d2 B4 :: D2 \
| G2g2d2 (Bcd2)B2 \
| A2a2A2 Tc4BA \
| G2g2d2 (Bcd2)B2 |
| G2g2d2 (BABc)dB \
| (cBc)(def) g2G2B2 \
| A2a2A2 cBcdef \
| g2(agfe) d2(Bcd)B \
| G2g2d2B4 :|
|: D2 \
| G2(Bcd2) d2(Bcd2) \
| A2ABcA Tc4e2 \
| (dcBAB)G (BAB)cdB \
| G2g2d2B ABcdB \
| (cBc)def g2d2B2 \
| A3BA2 Tc4e2 |
| dcdedc BcdcBA \
| G2g2d2B4 :: D2 \
| G2g2d2 BABcdB \
| A2a2A2 Tc4(BA) \
| G2g2d2 BABcdB |
| G2(efg)d BABcdB \
| cBcdef gfefgB \
| A2a2A2 cBcdef \
| gfefge dcBcdB \
| G2g2d2 B4 :|

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