H:This file contains some example
  English tunes for abc2mtex

O:E                   % mark all tunes with an E (English) for the index

X:1                   % tune no 1
T:Dusty Miller, The   % title
T:Binny's Jig         % an alternative title
C:Trad.               % traditional
R:DH                  % double hornpipe
M:3/4                 % meter
E:8                   % note spacing
I:speed 300           % speed for playabc
K:G                   % key
B>cd BAG|FA Ac BA|B>cd BAG|DG GB AG:|\
Bdd gfg|aA Ac BA|Bdd gfa|gG GB AG:|
BG G/2G/2G BG|FA Ac BA|BG G/2G/2G BG|DG GB AG:|
W:Hey, the dusty miller, and his dusty coat;
W:He will win a shilling, or he spend a groat.
W:Dusty was the coat, dusty was the colour;
W:Dusty was the kiss, that I got frae the miller.

\bigskip              % a bit of space

M:6/8                 % default meter for the following tunes
R:J                   % mark following tunes with a J (jig) for the index

X:2
T:Old Sir Simon the King
C:Trad.
S:Offord MSS          % from Offord manuscript
N:see also Playford   % notes
M:9/8
R:SJ                  % slip jig
Q:C3=120              % tempo
Z:originally in C     % transcription notes
K:G
D|GFG GAG G2D|GFG GAG F2D|EFE EFE EFG|A2G F2E D2:|
D|GAG GAB d2D|GAG GAB c2D|[1 EFE EFE EFG|A2G F2E D2:|\
M:12/8                % change meter for a bar
[2 E2E EFE E2E EFG|\
M:9/8                 % change back again
A2G F2E D2|]

X:3
T:William and Nancy
T:New Mown Hay
T:Legacy, The
C:Trad.
A:Bledington          % from Bledington in Gloucestershire
B:Sussex Tune Book    % also in these books
B:Mally's Cotswold Morris vol.1 2
D:Morris On           % you can hear it on this record
P:(AB)2(AC)2A         % play the parts in this order
M:6/8
K:G
P:A                   % part A
D|"G"G2G GBd|"C"e2e "G"dBG|"D7"A2d "G"BAG|"C"E2"D7"F "G"G2:|
P:B                   % part B
d|"G"e2d B2d|"C"gfe "G"d2d| "G"e2d    B2d|"C"gfe    "D7"d2c|\
  "G"B2B Bcd|"C"e2e "G"dBG|"D7"A2d "G"BAG|"C"E2"D7"F "G"G2:|
T:Slows
M:4/4                 % change meter
L:1/4                 % and default note length
P:C                   % part C
"G"d2|"C"e2 "G"d2|B2 d2|"Em"gf "A7"e2|"D7"d2 "G"d2|"C"e2 "G"d2|\
M:3/8
L:1/8
"G"B2d|\
M:6/8
"C"gfe "D7"d2c|\
I:nobarcheck
  "G"B2B Bcd|"C"e2e "G"dBG|"D7"A2d "G"BAG|"C"E2"D7"F "G"G2:|