8x32S3

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Original tune: John M(a)cAlpin(e) All four variants of the name are seen in various publications. The tune dates to at least 1884 (Athole Coll.), and may be much older. It is well-known in Scotland and Ireland as a march, song, polka and strathspey. Caledonian Companion p.88. Wm. Marshall p.48; Hardie p.88; SFT p.3; BSFC II-21 played by Ed Pearlman on BH 4A; Dancing Strings tape Siegal/Payne

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Strathspey Only 1 transcription Has lots of stepwise movement Has some stepwise movement major A 4/4 Has notes text Has chords explore more...

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X: 0
T: John McAlpin
T: 8x32S3
O: Hugh Foss
B: The Galloway Album
N: Original tune: John M(a)cAlpin(e)
R: strathspey
K:
P: John M(a)cAlpin(e)
O: trad Scotland
R: strathspey
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: All four variants of the name are seen in various publications.
N: The tune dates to at least 1884 (Athole Coll.), and may be much older.
N: It is well-known in Scotland and Ireland as a march, song, polka and strathspey.
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: A
|: A/B/ \
| "A"c2 c>B "D"A-<F F>A | "A"E>F A>B "E7"c-<B BA/B/ \
| "A"c2 c>B "D"A-<F F>A | "A"E>A e>c "E7"B2 "A"A :|
|: d \
| "A"c-<e e>f        e>f a>f |       e-<c c>a  e-<c "E7"B2 \
| "A"c-<e e>f "(F#m)"e>f a>f | "(Bm)"e-<c c>A "E7"B2 "A"A :|
P: Lochnagar
B: Kerr's Violin #2
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
R: strathspey
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: D
A>F \
| "D"D2 D>F A2 A>B | "D"d>e f>e e-<d d>B | "D"A>B d>B "Bm"A-<F F>D \
|1 "Em"E>D E-<F "A7"E2 :|2 "A7"E>D E-<F "D"D2 |]
yA2 \
| "D"d2 f>e e-<d d>A | "G"B2 d>B "D"B-<A F>G \
| "D"A-<F E>D "Bm"D-<d d>B | "Em"A-<F F>D "A7"E2 |]
f>g \
| "D"a>g f>e f-<d d>e | "G"f>e d>B "A7"A2 F>G \
| "D"A2 B>A "Bm"A2 a>g | "Em"f2 "A7"e>d "D"d2 |]
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P: Lord of the Isles
R: strathspey
B: RSCDS 27-8(a)
O: Kerr's Collection
Z: 1997 by John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C
L: 1/8
K: G
   d \
| "G"g<g d>B "Em"G2 G>F | "Am"E<A A>G "D7"F<D D>d \
| "G"g<g d>B "Em"G2 G>F | "Am"E>A "D7"G/F/E/D/ "G"G2- G :|
|: B \
| "G"d>B g>f "Em"e>d c>B | "Am"c<A a>g "D7"f<d d>f \
| "G"g<g d>B "C"c>d "G"B>G | "Am"E>A "D7"G/F/E/D/ "G"G2- G :|
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P: the Banks of Spey
C: William Marshall
N: Caledonian Companion p.88.
N: Wm. Marshall p.48; Hardie p.88; SFT p.3; BSFC II-21
N: played by Ed Pearlman on BH 4A; Dancing Strings tape Siegal/Payne
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C
L: 1/8
K: ADor
E | "Am"{E}[A2A] A>B A>B c>e | "G"d<c B->A ~G3 E \
  | "Am"[A2A] A>B A>B c>d | "C"e<c d->e "G"~g4 |
y | "Am"a>g e-<c d<e g-<a | "Em"e-<g g>B "G"~G3 B \
  | "Am"A-<E A>B "(F)"c>d e-<g | "Dm"e-<d "E7"c>B "Am"A3 |]
c | "Am"A-<E A>c A-<E A>c | "G"B>c d>{c}B {A}~G3 B \
  | "Am"A-<E A>c A-<E c>d | "C"e>c d-<e "G"~g4 |
y | "Am"a>g e-<c d<e g-<a | "Em"e-<g g>B "G"~G3 B \
  | "Am"A-<E A>B "(F)"c>d e-<g | "Dm"e-<d "E7"c>B "Am"A3 |]

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