Annotation:Somebody (1)
X:1 T:Somebody [1] M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 40 (c. 1880’s) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D d>fa>f e>de>f|d>d f<a b2 (a<f)|d>fa>f e>de>f|d>B B<A a2 (f<d):| |:b2 g>b a2 (f<d)|g2 f>d e2 (c<A)|d>fe>g f>b a2|d>B B<A a2 (f<d):|
SOMEBODY [1]. AKA and see "My Heart is Sair for Somebody." Scottish, Air or Slow Strathspey. B Flat Major (Gow): D Major (Kerr). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Gow): AABB (Kerr). “Old” remarks Gow (1809). See also the precursor tune from the Skene Manuscript (c. 1615), “Bonnie Jean Makis Meikill of Me.” See also note for "annotation:My Heart is Sair for Somebody" for more.