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runs abc2abc to check for syntax errors

%abc-2.1
% note that the comments (like this one) are to highlight usages
%  and would not normally be included in such detail
X:1
T:Dusty Miller, The   % title
T:Binny's Jig         % an alternative title
C:Trad.               % traditional
R:DH                  % double hornpipe
M:3/4% meter
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
%Warning : No repeat expected, found :|
:|
BG G/2G/2G BG|FA Ac BA|BG G/2G/2G BG|DG GB AG
%Warning : No repeat expected, found :|
:|
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.

X:2
T:Old Sir Simon the King
C:Trad.
S:Offord MSS          % from Offord manuscript
N:see also Playford   % reference note
M:9/8
R:SJ                  % slip jig
N:originally in C     % transcription note
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
%Warning : No repeat expected, found :|
:|\ % no line-break in score
M:12/8% change of meter
 [2 E2E EFE E2E EFG
%Error : Bar 10 is 5/2 not 12/8
|\ % no line-break in score
M:9/8% change of meter
A2G F2E D2
%Error : Bar 11 is 1/1 not 9/8
|]

X:3
T:William and Nancy
T:New Mown Hay
T:Legacy, The
C:Trad.
O:England; Gloucs; Bledington % place of origin
B:Sussex Tune Book            % can be found in these books
B:Mally's Cotswold Morris vol.1 2
D:Morris On                   % can be heard on this record
P:(AB)2(AC)2A                 % play the parts in this order
M:6/8
K:G                        
[P:A] D|"G"G2G GBd|"C"e2e "G"dBG|"D7"A2d "G"BAG|"C"E2"D7"F "G"G2:|
[P: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
%Warning : No repeat expected, found :|
:|
% changes of meter, using inline fields
[T:Slows][M:4/4][L:1/4][P:C]"G"d2
%Error : Bar 14 is 9/8 not 4/4
|"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"B2 d |[M:6/8] "C"gfe "D7"d2c|
"G"B2B Bcd|"C"e2e "G"dBG|"D7"A2d "G"BAG|"C"E2"D7"F "G"G2
%Warning : No repeat expected, found :|
:|