Transcription notes for "24 COuntry Dances for the Year 1748" (T. Davis) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = This book uses figured-bass notation, which ABC doesn't handle very well. The following kludges have been used to transcribe it: Vertical positioning is indicated by a semicolon, so "6;4" means a 6 and a 4 arranged vertically above the note. (Figured bass can be below the notes, but this publisher didn't do that.) Sharps can be indicated with "#", but flats are a problem. We can't use '_' in quotes for a flat sign, because it's already defined to position the quoted texta above the note/staff. So I've used 'b' in the figured bass for flats, as with ABC chords and keys. Also, a raised note (sharp or natural) is indicated in this book with a back-slash through a number, which we can't easily use in ABC, so I've used the equivalent "+" notation: "+6;4" means a raised sixth plus a (normal) fourth above the note. Similarly, '=' is used for a natural sign in the ABC figured-bass notation, as with notes. Changing notes such as suspensions or raised notes are drawn to the right of a number, and we can do the same. I've included a space when the music seems to show a separation. So "6;4 3" means a sixth and a 4th resolving to a 3rd; "6;4#" means a sixth and a 4th going to a raised 4th. And so on. The usual rules for omitted notes seem to apply here, so a 3rd and 5th should be generally assumed unless they clash with the given figured-bass notes. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Phrases of a dance description from this time are often separated by symbols consisting of horizontal lines and columns of up to 4 dots. As in other books in the "24 Country Dances ..." series, these symbols have been represented "rotated", with '|' for the (horizontal) lines, and '.', ':' or ':." for the columns of dots. This book uses only the horizontal lines. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =