Mrs. McGee’s Reel

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 Theme code Index    1351 47L42
 Also known as    Mrs. M'Ghie, Mrs. MacGhie's Reel, Mrs. McGhee
 Composer/Core Source    John Riddell
 Region    Scotland, Canada
 Genre/Style    Cape Breton/PEI, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), CANADA(Maritimes/English)
 Structure    AAB, AABB’
 Editor/Compiler    John Riddell
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Collection of Scots Reels Minuets &c. for the Violin
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 28
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1782
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Mrs. MacGhie's Reel M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:John Riddell of Ayr – Collection of Scots Reels, Minuets &c. B:for the Violin (1782, p. 28) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gdor D|G3 B3|dBG GBd|cAF F2f|{d}Tc2B (A/B/c)A| G3B3|dBG GBd|deg cAc|dBG G2:| B|GBd gab|age f3|cAF F2f|{d}c2B (A/B/c)A| GBd gab|ag^f g3|BAB cde|dBG G2B| GBd gab|age f3|cAF F2f|{d}c2B A/B/cA| bag ag^f|g^f_e dcB|BAB cd_e|dBG G2|]


X:1 T:Mrs. McGee’s Reel L:1/8 M:6/8 S:Glen Collection, vol. 1 (1891) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gdor D|G3B3|dBG GBd|cAF (F2f)|c2B (A/B/cA)| G3B3|dBG GBd|def cAc|dBG G2:| B|GBd gab|ag=e f3|cAF (F2f)| c2B (A/B/c)A| GBd gab|ag^f g3|BAB cde|dBG G2B| GBd gab|ag=e f3| cAF (F2f)|c2B (A/B/c)A| bag gf^f|g=fe dcB|BAB cde|dBG G2|]


X: 1 T:Mrs. McGhee M:6/8 R:Jig F:http://blackrosetheband.googlepages.com/ABCTUNES.ABC May 2009 S:Altan: Island Angel S:Mike McDougall K:G D |\ "G"G2G BGB | "G"dBG Ge=f | "F"cA=F FEF | "F"c2d "D7"cBA | "G"G2G B2B | "G"dBG Ge=f | "F"cBc "D7"edc | "G"dBG G2 :| D |\ "G"GBd gab | "D7"agf "G"g2B | "F"cA=F FEF | "F"c2d "D7"cBA | "G"GBd gab | "D7"agf "G"g2B | "F"cBc "D7"edc | "G"dBG G2 |] D |\ "G"GBd gab | "D7"agf "G"g2B | "F"cA=F FEF | "F"c2d "D7"cga | "G"bgb "D"afa | "C"gfe "G"d2B | "F"cBc "D7"edc | "G"dBG G2 |]