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Highlander's Farewell to Ireland (1) (The)
X:16 T:The Highland Watch's Last Farewell to Ireland K:C L:1/8 S:James Ballantine's music manuscript collection (1770, Peeblesshire). F:http://www.airdrieguitar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/graupius/downloads/ball.abc K:Ador A,2 A,B, A,/A,/A, A2 | GE D2 G,/G,/G, G,2 | EDEG ABtAG | GEDB, A,/A,/A, A2:| |:a2 ab a/a/a a2 | g>age d/c/B/A/ GB | edeg abag | gedB A/A/A TA2 :|
X:1
T:Highlander’s Farewell, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
B:Robert Ross – Choice Collection of Scots Reels or Country Dances
B:& Strathspeys (Edinburgh, 1780, pp. 10-11)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Ador
A,3B, A,/A,/A, A,2|G>E TD>B, G,/G,/G, (G,>G)|T(E>D) (E>G) A>B TA>G|E>G TD>B, A,/A,/A, A,2:|
|:a3 b a/a/a a2|g>a Tg>e d/c/B/A/ G>(g|e>d) e>g a>b Ta>g|e>d B<g A/A/A A2:|
|:G|TE>A, A,/A,/A, (E>A,) E2|D<B, G,/G,/G, G,<A, B,2|E<A, A,/A,/A, TE>D E>A|G>E TD>B, A,/A,/A, A,2:|
|:A>(aa>g) a>b a<e|g<a e<g B<G d<B|c<A d<B e<c g<e|a>e g>B A/A/A A2:|
|:A,>E C>E A,>E C>E|G,>D B,>D G/F/E/D/ B,/C/D/B,/|A,>E C>E A,>E C>A|G>E TE>B, A,/A,/A, A,2:|
|:A>(aa>g) a>b a<e|g<a e<g B<G d<B|c<A d<B e<c g<e|a<e g>B A/A/A A2:|
|:A3B A/A/A A2|g>e d<B G/G/G (G<g)|e>d e>g a>b Ta>g|e>d B<g A/A/A A2:|
|:a3b a/a/a (a<f)|g>a g>e d/c/B/A/ G>(g|e>d)e>g a>b a>g|e>d B<g A/A/A A2:|]
X:1
T:Highlander's Farewell to Ireland [1], The
M:C
L:1/16
R:Strathspey
B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Ador
A,6B,2 A,A,A,2 ~A,4 | G3ED3B, G,G,G,2 G,3G | E3DE3G A3BA3G |EG3 D3B, A,A,A,2 ~A,4 :|
a6b2 aaa2 a4 | g3ag3e dcBA G3g | e3de3g a3ba3g | g3ed3B AAA2 A4 |
a6b2 aaa2 a4 | gb3 e3g dcBA G3g | e3de3g a3ba3g | g3ed3B AAA2 A2 ||
|: ^F2 | E3A, A,A,A,2 E3A, E4 | D3B, G,G,G,2 G3AB3D | E3A, A,A,A,2 EA,3 E3A |G3ED3B, A,A,A,2 A,2 :|
|: a3ba3e a3ba3e | g3ag3e dcBA G3g | e3de3g a3ba3g | g3ed3B AAA2 A4 :||