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Annotation:Road to Skye (The)
X: 1 % T: Road to Skye, The R: jig Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> B: Grumbling M: 6/8 L: 1/8 K: A E \ | "A"AGF ECE | Ace "D"f2e | "A"acc "F#m"cBc | "Bm"dFF "E7"F2E | "A"AGF ECE | Ace "D"f2e | "A"acc "E7"BAB | "A"cAA A2 || E \ | "A"Ace Ace | Ace "E7"dcB | "A"Ace "B7"fga | "E"gee "E7"efg | "A"aba "E"gag | "D"fgf "A"ecA | "E7"EGB dcB | "A"cAA A2 || E \ | "A"Ace Ace | Ace "E7"dcB | "A"Ace "B7"fga | "E"gee "E7"efg | "A"a3 "E"g3 | "D"f3 "A"e3 | "E7"EGB dcB | "A"cAA A2 ||
ROAD TO SKYE. AKA and see "Belle of the Kitchen (1)," "Kitty of Coleraine (2)," "New York Jig (3) (The)," "Paddy's Resource (1)," "Rover (2) (The)." Canadian, Scottish, Irish, English; Jig. Canada; Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton. A Major (Dunlay, Perlman) or G Major (Dunlay). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A Cape Breton version of the Scottish/Irish/English jig usually known as "Paddy's Resource (1)," traceable to the late 18th century. "Kitty of Coleraine" is a closely related tune. The tune is played in both ‘A’ and ‘G’ major on Cape Breton.
