Sitting in the Stern of a Boat

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 Theme code Index    116L5L 3521
 Also known as    Mi'm shuidh' an deireadh bàta
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:William MacLeod
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    SCOTLAND(Highland), SCOTLAND(Western Isles)
 Structure    AB, AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James Aird
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Selection of Scotch English Irish and Foreign Airs vol. 5
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 129, p. 49
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1797
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X:1 T:Mi’ m’ shuidh an deridh Bata T:Sitting in the Stern of a Boat M:C L:1/8 R:”A Highland Air” B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 5 B:(Glasgow, 1797, No. 129, p. 49) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G DE|G>AGF E2 DG|B>c {Bc}d>B A2 GE|DEGA B2 g<d|B2A2G2:| g2|edef g3b|a>gab e2 dB|d(e/f/) g>ag>a (g/a/).g/.f/|e>^d e(f/g/) e2g2| e>dBd g2 B<b|g<ed>B A2 GE|DEGA B2 (.g/.e/.d/.c/)|B2A2G2||


X:1 T:Sitting in the Stern of a Boat T:Mi’m shuidh’ an deireadh bàta M:C L:1/8 R:Slow Air S:Fraser Collection (1816) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G (D/E/F)|G>AGF [C2E2] (DG)|B>cd>B A2 (GE)|[B,D]>EG>A B2 (g/e/d/c/)| B2 A2 [B,2G2] (D/E/F)|G>AGF [C2E2] EG|B>cd>B A2 GE| [B,D]>EG>A B2 (g/e/d/c/)|B2 A2 [B,2D2G2]||g|e>^def [B3g3] b| a>gab e2 dB|d(e/f/) g>a g>a (g/a/g/f/)|e^def e3g|e>dBd g2 Bb| g>edB A2 GE|[B,D]>EG>A B2 g/e/d/c/|B>c A2 [B,2D2G2]||