The Flowers of Edinburgh

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Probably the best-known Scottish reel; in all the old collections. RSCDS 1-1. Hardie p.32 Skye p.170 Bain p.33 Williamson p.53 BSFC I-10 and V-9 and XI-6

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X: 1
P: The Flowers of Edinburgh
O: Trad
R: reel
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: Probably the best-known Scottish reel; in all the old collections.
N: RSCDS 1-1.
N: Hardie p.32
N: Skye p.170
N: Bain p.33
N: Williamson p.53
N: BSFC I-10 and  V-9 and  XI-6
D: Scottish  Traditional Fiddle Music tape
D: Jimmy MacLellan on "This is Sidney" tape
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: G
|: GE \
| "G"D2DE G2GA | BGBd cBAG | "D7"FGFE DEFG | AFdF E2GE |
| "G"D2DE G2GA | BGBd "C"efge | "G"dcBA "D7"GFGA | "G"B2G2 G2 :|
|: d2 \
| "G"g2gd gbag | "D7"f2fd fagf | "Em"~e2ef gfed | B2e2 "(C)"e2ge |
| "G"dBGB d2d2 | "C"edef g2fe | "G"dcBA "D7"GFGA | "G"B2G2 G2 :|

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