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My love's bonny when she smiles on me
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My love's bonny when she smiles on me: Annotations
X:1 % T:My love's bonny when she smiles on me M:C L:1/8 Q:"Slow" R:Air C:James Oswald (?) B:Oswald - A Second Collection of Curious Scots Tunes (1744) K:G D3E G3A|B2 (B/c/d) B2 (AG)|{G}F3 E DEFG| (ABd)B TA2G2|D2 (DE) G3A|T(BAB)d {d}e3d| B2 (A>G) A2 (G>A)|{GA}B2 TA>G G2z2:||(d/e/f)| (gfg)a {ga}b2 T(a>g)|T(fef)g {fg}a2 T(g>f)|(edB)d {d}e3f| (gfTe>)d e2 Tf>g|TB2 (A>B) d2 (B>d)|Te2 (d>e) g3G| T(EDE)G TA2 (G>A)|{GA}B2 T(A>G) G2:|]
X: 1 % T: the Flowers of Edinburgh T: My Love's Bonny When She Smiles on Me C: James Oswald R: reel Z: John Chambers <jc@trillian.mit.edu> N: Probably the best-known Scottish reel; in all the old collections. N: RSCDS 1-1. N: Hardie p.32 N: Skye p.170 N: Bain p.33 N: Williamson p.53 N: BSFC I-10 and V-9 and XI-6 D: Scottish Traditional Fiddle Music tape D: Jimmy MacLellan on "This is Sidney" tape M: C| L: 1/8 Q: 1/2=120 K: G |: GE \ | "G"D2DE G2GA | BGBd cBAG | "D7"FGFE DEFG | AFdF E2GE | | "G"D2DE G2GA | BGBd "C"efge | "G"dcBA "D7"GFGA | "G"B2G2 G2 :| |: d2 \ | "G"g2gd gbag | "D7"f2fd fagf | "Em"~e2ef gfed | B2e2 "(C)"e2ge | | "G"dBGB d2d2 | "C"edef g2fe | "G"dcBA "D7"GFGA | "G"B2G2 G2 :|
My love's bonny when she smiles on me: Annotations