Colonel H.H. Burney's Farewell to the Gordon Highlanders

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errors in the book: bar 1 is |{GbG}A2{Adc}de {gfg}f4| (impossible gracenote) last note of part 1 is d4, doesn't match upbeat of part 2 (my variant repeat added) last note of part 2 is d3, doesn't match no-upbeat part 3 (my variant repeat added)

Source

G.S. McLennan, Highland Bagpipe Music book 1, 1929

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X:3217
T:Colonel H.H. Burney's Farewell to the Gordon Highlanders
Z:Jack Campin <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/> version 1.0 September 2001
C:Geo. S. McLennan
S:G.S. McLennan, Highland Bagpipe Music book 1, 1929
B:NLS MH.s.234
R:March
M:2/4
L:1/16
Q:1/4=74
N:errors in the book:
N: bar 1 is |{GbG}A2{Adc}de {gfg}f4| (impossible gracenote)
N: last note of part 1 is d4, doesn't match upbeat of part 2 (my variant repeat added)
N: last note of part 2 is d3, doesn't match no-upbeat part 3 (my variant repeat added)
K:Hp
d|: {GBG}A2{Gdc}de  {gfg}f4     |  {g}fade       {gfg}f2{g}A2   |\
  {gAGAG}A2{d}cd    {gef}e3f    |  {a}ge{g}Bc    {Gdc}d2{e}A2   |
  {gAGAG}A2{Gdc}de  {gfg}f4     |  {g}fa{dc}de   {gfg}f2{g}A2   |\
  {gAGAG}A2{d}cd    {gef}e3f    |  {a}ge{g}Bc [1 {Gdc}d4       :|\
                                              [2 {Gdc}d3       ||
A|  {Gdc}de{g}fg     {ag}a4     |{Gdc}da{fg}fd     {g}Aa{fg}fd  |\
      {g}c2{GdG}ef   {gf}g4     |  {a}cg{a}ec      {g}Ag{a}ec   |
    {Gdc}de{g}fg     {ag}a4     |{Gdc}da{fg}fd     {g}Aa{fg}fd  |\
      {g}c2{GdG}ef    {a}ge{g}ce|{gfg}f2d2    [1 {gdc}d3       :|\
                                              [2 {gdc}d4       ||
    {GBG}A2{g}df      {g}fadf   |{gAGAG}A2{g}df       af{g}dA   |\
  {gAGAG}A2{d}ce      {g}eg{a}ce|{gAGAG}A2{d}ce    {a}ge{g}c{d}A|
  {gAGAG}A2{g}df      {g}fadf   |{gAGAG}A2{g}df       af{g}dA   |\
  {gAGAG}A2{d}ce      {g}eg{a}ce|  {gfg}f2d2     {gdc}d4       :|
    {GBG}Ad{c}df    {gfg}fe{g}fg|       af{g}da       fa{fg}fd  |\
      {g}A{d}c{g}ce {gef}ec{g}ef|    {a}ge{g}cg    {a}eg{a}ce   |
      {g}Ad{c}df    {gfg}fe{g}fg|       af{g}da       fa{fg}fd  |\
      {g}Ac{g}ce      {g}eg{a}ce|  {gfg}f2d2     {gdc}d4       :|

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