Drink the Worts and Spill the Beer

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 Theme code Index    51H5 62H3H
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Pipe, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Slip/Hop Jig
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    9/8
 History    
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:William Gunn
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:The Caledonian Repository of Music
 Tune and/or Page number    
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1848
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Drink the Worts and Spill the Beer M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig B:William Gunn - Caledonian Repository of Music (Glasgow, 1848) N:Gunn (1795-1867) was a Highland piper and pipe maker in Glasgow K:G D2G GFG D3|EFG ABc BAG|D2 GGFG D2E|DcB AGF G3:| dBG GFG dBG|EFG ABG FED|dBG GFG dBG|EFG AGF G3| dBG GFG dBG|EFG ABG FED|DEF GFG E2E|DcB AGF G3||


X:1 T:Drink the Worts and Spill the Beer M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig B:John McLachlan - Piper’s Assistant (1854, No. 13, p. 8) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amix Ad dcd A3|Bcd efg fed|A2d dcd G2B|A2f edc d3:| Afd dcd afd|Bcd efd TcBA|afd dcd afd|Bcd edc d3| Afd dcd afd|Bcd efd cBA|A2d Tdcd B2d|Agf edc d3||


X:1 T:Drink the Worts and Spill the Beer M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig K:D A2d dcd A3|Bcd efg fed|A2d dcd G2B|Agf edc d3:| |:afd dcd afd|Bcd efd cBA|afd dcd afd|Bcd edc d3| afd dcd afd|Bcd efd cBA|A2 d dcd G2B|Agf edc d3||