Road to the Isles

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 Theme code Index    3H3H5H2H 1H1H61H
 Also known as    Bens of Jura, Burning Sands of Egypt (The)
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:John MacLellan
 Region    Canada, Scotland
 Genre/Style    Pipe, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Barn Dance, March/Marche
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
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X:1 % T:Road to the Isles C:Trad. R:Barndance M:4/4 L:1/8 K:D A>d|:"D"f4 a>fe>f|"G"d>ed>c B2 d>c|B>GB>c d>e f<a|"A"e6 A>d| "D"f4 a>fe>f|"G"d>ed>c B2 g2|"D"f>af>d "A"A>c e<c|1 "D"d6 A>d:|2 "D"d6 fg| |:"D"a>AA>A f>AA>A|"G"d>ed>c B2 d>c|B>GB>c d>e f<a|"A"e6 f>g| "D"a>AA>A f>AA>A|"G"d>ed>c B2 g2|"D"f>af>d "A"A>c e<c|1 "D"d6 fg:|2 "D"d6 z2|


X: 1 % T: Road to the Isles C: Kenneth MacLeod O: Scotland M: 4/4 Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> N: Often played with repeats. L: 1/8 K: G D>G \ | "G"B4 d>B A>B | "C"G>A G>F E2 G>F \ | E<C E>F "G"G>A B<d | "Am"A4- "D7"A2D>G | y4 \ | "G"B4 d>B A>B | "C"G>A G>F E2 c2 \ |"G"B<d B>G "D7"D>F A>F | "G-C-G"G6 |] B>c \ | "G"d>D ~D2 B>D ~D2 | "C"G>A G>F E2 G>F \ | E<C E>F "G"G>A B<d | "Am"A4- "D7"A2B>c | y4 \ | "G"d>D ~D2 B>D ~D2 | "C"G>A G>F E2 c2 \ |"G"B<d B>G "D7"D>F A>F | "G-C-G"G6 |] %%sep 5 5 200