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A very quaint modal highland. Ed says it is not his tune, but he has been wrong before. It has the earmarks of a Reavy tune: surprising accidentals, unusual cadences, and a brilliant matching of the two parts. I have never heard anyone but Ed play it.

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Highland One title Only 1 transcription Has lots of stepwise movement Has some stepwise movement major G 4/4 Has notes text No chords explore more...

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X: 122
T:Lovely Bannion
R:Highland
C:Ed Reavy
M:4/4
L:1/8
Z:Joe Reavy
N:A very quaint modal highland.  
N:Ed says it is not his tune,
N:but he has been wrong before.  
N:It has the earmarks of a Reavy tune:
N:surprising accidentals, unusual 
N:cadences, and a brilliant
N:matching of the two parts.  
N:I have never heard anyone
N:but Ed play it.
K:G
FG|ABAG F<DDG|ABAG A<dd^c|ABAG FGAB|cAFA G2 FG|
ABAG F<DDG|ABAG A<dd^c|A2 BG FGAB|cAFA G2 FG|
Adde fde^c|Adde f2 e^c|Adde fed^c|AB=cA G2 FG|
Adde fde^c|Adde f2 fg|(3agf (3gfe fde^c|AB=cA G2||

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