The Cuckoo

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Colin Hume's website, www.colinhume.com - Extra "cuckoos" added to B bars 2, 4, 6 and 8.

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X:27
T:The Cuckoo
C:Henry Playford, 1703.         Second part by Colin Hume.
L:1/8
M:2/2
S:Colin Hume's website,  www.colinhume.com  - Extra "cuckoos" added to B bars 2, 4, 6 and 8.
Q:1/2=110
K:C
P:A
V:1
%%MIDI program 43
G2 |: "C"cBcd "^/"cdcd | "C"edef "^/"efef | "C"gfga "^/"gagf | "C"edef "^/"edef |
"G".g2.d2 "^/"z2z2 | "G".g2.d2 "^/"z2z2 | "Am"c2B>A "D7"A3G |1 "G"G6 G2 :|2"G"G6 |
V:2
%%MIDI program 72
z2 |: z6 G2 | cBcd cdcd | edef efed | cBcd cBcA |
Gzz2 .g2.d2 | z2z2 .g2.d2 | A2G2G2^F2 |1 G^FGA G=FED :| G6 |
%%vskip 0
P:B
V:1
Bc | "G"d2de "D7"dcBA | "G"G2.d2 "^/".B2Bc | "G"dBdB "^/"dBdB | "G"G2.d2 "G7".B2ef |
V:2
BA | G^FGE FDEF | G2.B2.G2BA | GDB,D GDB,D | G^FGA G=FED |
%%vskip 15
V:1
"C"g2ga "G7"gfed | "C"c2.g2 "^/".e2ef | "C"gege "^/"gege | "C"c2.g2 "^/".e2fg |
V:2
CGEF GdAB | c2.e2 .c2ed | cGEG cGEG | cBcd c_BAG |
%%vskip 0
P:C
V:1
"F"afcf "^/"afcf | "F"afcf "^/"afef | "C"g2fe "G7"d3c | "C"c4- "C7"c2fg |
"F"afcf "^/"afcf | "F"afcf "^/"afef | "C"g2fe "G7"d3c | "C"c6 |]
V:2
F2F2E2E2 | D2D2C2C2 | E2F2G2G,2 | CDEF G2A_B |
cAFA cAFA | cAFA cAcd | e2dcc2B2 | c2.E2.C2 |]

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