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A personal note - this was the first 3/2 hornpipe I ever met; written like this, in 4/4. It took me years to realise what was going on with it ...

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One title Only 1 transcription Has lots of stepwise movement Has some stepwise movement major D 3/2 2/2 Has notes text No chords explore more...

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X:245
T:Rowland Hornpipe
A:Wyresdale, Lancashire
B:A John Winder Book, April 1789
L:1/8
M:C|
N:A personal note - this was the first 3/2 hornpipe I ever met; written like this, in 4/4. It took me years to realise what was going on with it ...
O:England
Z:Richard Robinson 
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K:D
AFDF EDCE | D2EF   GFED | C2E2   DEFD | AFDF EDCE | D2d2   AGFE | D2F2 EFGE ::
ABcA BcdB | c2(BA) GFED | C2E2   DEFD | ABcA fedc | d2(cB) AGFE | D2F2 EFGE ::
fgaf efge | c2(cf) efge | c2(cf) efge | fgaf efge | d2(cB) AGFE | D2F2 EFGE ::
AFAF BGBG | AcBA   GFED | CDEC   EFGE | AFAF BGBG | BdcB   AGFE | DEFD EFGE :|
%%text Time signature is written as C| in mss, it's probably more comfortable in 3/2 :-
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[M:3/2] \
AFDF EDCE D2EF   | GFED C2E2   DEFD | AFDF EDCE D2d2   | AGFE D2F2 EFGE ::
ABcA BcdB c2(BA) | GFED C2E2   DEFD | ABcA fedc d2(cB) | AGFE D2F2 EFGE ::
fgaf efge c2(cf) | efge c2(cf) efge | fgaf efge d2(cB) | AGFE D2F2 EFGE ::
AFAF BGBG AcBA   | GFED CDEC   EFGE | AFAF BGBG BdcB   | AGFE DEFD EFGE :|
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