Annotation:42nd Highland Regiment
X:1 T:42nd Highland Regiment M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey S:Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin e | (c<A) (A>B) (c<A) (A>.f) | (c<A) (A>E) G2 (G>.e) | (c<A)A>B (c<A) A>B | c>de>c A2 A>B | c>de>d e>dc>d | e>d c>E G2 (Gc/B/) | A>Bc>d e>dc>a | (g<e) d>c A2 A :| (a/b/) | (c'<.a) (a>.b) | (c>.a) (a>.e') | (c'>.a) (a>.e) | g2 (ga/b/) | (c'<.a) (a>.b) | (c>.a) (a>.b) | (c'>.d')(e'>.c') a2 a>b | c'>d'e'>.d' e'>d'c'>d' | e'>d' (d'/c'/b/a/) g2 (gc'/b/) | a>bc'>d' e'>c'd'>e' | c'>ab>^g a2 a>b | (a>f)f>g (a>f)f>e' | c'>a (a/g/f/e/) g2 (ga/b/) | (c'>a)a>b (c'>a) (ae/^g/) | (a>e)(g>B) A2 A>B | c>de>g e>dc>d | e>d c>E G2 (Gc/B/) | A>Bc>d e>de>a | (g<e) d>c A2 A ||
FORTY-SECOND HIGHLAND REGIMENT. AKA and see "Highland Watch (The)." Scottish, Strathspey. A Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The strathspey first appears in the Gows' Complete Repository Part 1 (1799) as "The Highland Watch (Now the 42nd Regt. or Royal Highlanders)".
