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p.132, version as played by Mary MacDonald

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

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T: TEST: Sarah MacArthur's
B:Dunlay & Greenberg, Traditional Celtic Violin Music of Cape Breton
N:p.132, version as played by Mary MacDonald
R:strathspey
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=192 % god that's fast!
% I'm only noting transposed pitches that occur in the tune
K:AMix scordatura [A,2E2A2e2] G,:A, C:D D:E E:^F F:G G:A
% the usual Cape Breton "high bass" tuning
[A,2E2A2e2]|]\
F|  E<AA>F         E<AA>G     |    F>D - (3DDF  G>EF>D      |
    E<AA>G         F>GA>e     |({f}g>)fe>d      c<AB       :|
F|:[EA,]>a - (3aag f>(g (3a)af|({f}g>)fe>d      c<AB>F      |
[1 [EA,]>a - (3aag f>(g (3a)af|({f}g>)fe>d      c<A({B}A>)F:|
[2  E<AA>F         E<AA>e     |({f}g>)fe>d ({cd}c>)BA      |]
% as written in the book...
E|D<GG>E D<GG>F|E>C - (3CCE F>DE>C|D<GG>F E>FA>e|({f}g>)fe>d c<AB:|
E|[DG,]>a - (3aag f>(g (3a)af|({f}g>)fe>d c<AB>E     |
  [DG,]>a - (3aag f>(g (3a)af|({f}g>)fe>d c<A({B}A>)E|
  [DG,]>a - (3aag f>(g (3a)af|({f}g>)fe>d c<AB>E     |
  D<GG>E          D<GG>e     |({f}g>)fe>d ({cd}c>)BA|]

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