There's three good fellows down in yon glen
X:1 T:Three Good Fellows M:9/8 L:1/8 B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations” (AKA - The B:McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 42, p. 84) N:Two strains and variations by Disblair F: https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/three_good_fellows.pdf N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland K:Gdor B|G3 (DGA) B2c|F3 (CFA) c2d|(BAG) (DGA) (BdB)|(cfc) (Ad^F) G2:| |:d|g2G B2d (bag)|a2c A2c (fa)f|(bag) (f_ed) (cBA)|(BAG) (^Fd)D G2:| |:d|B2G G,2G B2d|c2C F2c f2a|d2D (Bcd) (gab)|(agf) (dg^f) G2:| |:g|(ba)g (dg)b (dg)b|(ag)f (cf)a (cf)a|(ba)g (dgf) (dcB)|(AB)c (dg)^f g2:| |:B|(GB)G D2G (BA)G|(FA)F C2F (AG)F|(GBG) (DGA) (Bcd)|(cBA) d2 D G2:| |:a|(b/a/g/a/b) (a/g/f/g/a) d2g|(a/g/f/g/a) (g/f/e/f/g) c2f|(d/c/B/c/d) (c/B/A/B/c) (B/A/G/A/B)|(b/a/gf/e/d/) Bg^f g2:| |:(B/c/)|(d/c/B/A/)G (A/G/F/E/)D T=B,2 G,|(f/e/d/c/)=B (d/c/B/A/)G F2C|D(G/F/)G D(d/c/)d A(f/e/)f|d(g/f/)g TB2A G2:| |:B|(GB)d g2G B2d|(FA)c f2A c2f|(Bd)f b2d c2a|B2g A2T^f g2:| |:D|(G/A/B/c/)d (G/A/B/c/d)d (BG)D|(F/G/A/B/)c (F/G/A/B/)c (AF)C|FA(d d)B(f f)d(g|g)ea TB>AGG,2:| |:d|(gb)g d2g (ba)g|(fa)f c2f (ag)f|(gb)g (dg)d (cf)c|(Bd)B (Ad)DG2:| |:(B/c/)|(d/c/B/A/)G (DG)B (DG)B|(c/B/A/G/)F (CF)A (CF)A|BAG (.G,.A,.B,. .C.D.E|.F.G.A .B.c.d) g2:|]
X:1
T:There’s three good fellows ayont yon Glen
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Brisk"
S:McGibbon – Scots Tunes, book II, pp. 50-51 (c. 1746)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amin
c | A3 EAB c2d | G3 EGB d2e | cBA EAB cec | dc(B B)e^G A2 :|
|: e | a2A c2e (c'ba) | b2d B2d gbg | (c'ba) gfe dcB | cBA ^GeE A2 :|
|: e | c2A E2A c2A | B2D G2d g2b | e2E cde (abc') | bc'a e(a^g) A2 :|
|: a | (c'ba) (eac') (eac') | (bag) dgb dgb | (c'ba) eag fed | cBA E(a^g) a2 :|
|: c | AcA E2A cBA | GBG D2G BAG | AcA E(AB) (cd)e | (dcB) e2E A2 :|
|: a | (c'/b/a/b/c') (e/d/c/d/e) A2a | b/(a/g/a/b) (d/c/B/c/d) G2B | (e/d/c/d/)e (c'/b/a/b/c') (e/d/c/d/e) |
(c/d/c/B/)A Ea^g a2 :: c/d/ | (e/d/c/B/A) (e/d/c/B/A) Tc2 B/c/ | (d/c/B/A/G) (d/c/B/A/G) (B>A^G/^F/) |
E(A/^G/A) E(c/B/c) A>cB/A/ | B2f e2^G A2 :: e | Ace a2A c2e | GBd g2B d2g | ceg c'2e d2b |
c2a B2^g a2 :: E | (A/B/c/d/e) (A/B/c/d/e) cBA | (G/A/B/c/d) (G/A/B/c/d) BAG | Ac(e e)c(a a)e(c' |
c')ba ea^g A2 :: e | (a/b/c')a e2a (c'ba) | (g/a/b)g d2g bag | (a/b/c')a (ea)e (ce)c | dc(B B)eE A2 :|
|: c/d/ | (e/d/c/B/A) EAc EAc | (d/c/B/A/G) DGB DGB | cBA a2g f2e | dc(B B)eE A2 :|
|: a | c'b(a a)ea c'ba | ba(g g)dg bag | c'ba eae dbd | cac Ea^g a2 :|]
X:1
T:There's three good fellows down in yon Glen
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
Q:"Brisk"
B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book V (1760, p. 1)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amin
c|A3 EAB c2d|G3 DGB d2e|cBA EAB cec|dcB Ae^G A2:|
|:e|a2A c2e c'ba|b2d TB2d gbg|c'ba gfe dcB|{B}c2A Be^G A2:|
|:e|c2A E2A cea|B2D G2B dgb|e2E cde abc'|ea^g aec A2:|
|:b|c'ba eac' eac'|bag dgb dgb|c'ba eag fed|cBA Ea^g a2:|
|:c|(A/B/c)A EAB c2A|(G/A/B)G DGB dBG|(A/B/c)A EAB cde|a2g ede A2:|
|:b|c'ae aec A2a|bgd gdB GAB|ec'b Ta2g Te2d|cBA Ea^g a2:|
|:(c/d/)|ecA acA c2e|dBG gab dBG|AE^F ^GAB cde|a2c dBe A2:|
|:e|(A/B/c/d/)e a2A c2e|(G/A/B/c/d) g2B d2g|(c/d/e/f/g) ec'b d2b|c2a Ba^g a2:|
|:b|c'ac' bag e2c'|b2a gab d2b|c'ba d'c'b agf|edc BeE A2:|]
X:1
T:Three good Fellows
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 5
B:(Glasgow, 1797, No. 130, p. 49)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bmin
d|B3 FBc d2e|A3 EAc e2f|dcB FBc dfd|edc cf^A B2||
f|b2B d2f d'c'b|c'2e c2e ac'a|d'c'b agf edc|^AfF B2||
X:1
T:There’s Three good Fellows ayont yon Glen, with Variations
M:9/8
L:1/8
B:Mulhollan – Selection of Irish and Scots Tunes (Edinburgh, 1804, p. 15)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Gmin
B|G3 DGA B2d|F2F CFG B2c|BAG DGA Bcd|cBA (B/c/d)^F G2:|
|:d|g2G B2d bag|a2F A2c (f/g/a)f|bag fed cBA|BAG ^FdF G2:|
|:A|B2G D2G B2G|A2C F2A f2a|d2D Bcd gab|ab/a/g dg^f [G2g2]:|
|:a|bag dgb dgb|agf cfa cfa|bag dgf edc|BAG ^FdF G2:|
|:D|(G/A/BG) D2G BAG|F/G/AF C2F AGF|G/A/BG DGA Bcd|cBA (B/c/d)^F G2:|
|:a|b/a/g/a/b d/c/B/c/d G2f|a/g/f/g/a c/B/A/B/c F2B|d/c/B/c/d b/a/g/a/b d/c/B/c/d|AB/A/G Dg^f g2:|
|:B/c/|dc/B/A/G/ dc/B/A/G/ BAB|cB/A/G/F/ cB/A/G/F/ BAB|(DGF/G/) (DBA/B/) (DBA/G/)|F2 e d2 ^F G2:|
|:D|GBd g2G B2d|FAc f2F B2d|Bcd a2d c2a|B2g A2^f g2:|
|:d|(g/a/b)g d2g bag|f/g/af c2f agf|gg/a/bg dgd BdB|{d}cBA B/c/d^F G2:|
|:B/c/|dc/B/A/G/ DGB DGB|cB/A/G/F/ CFA CFA|dc/B/A/G/ DGF EDC|B,A,B, G,G^F G2:|
|:D|GB/c/d/B/ GB/c/d/B/ GB/c/d/B/|FA/B/c/A/ FA/B/c/A/ FA/B/c/A|GB/c/d/B/ GB/c/d/B/ GB/c/d/B/|CDE DCB, G,2:|
|:a|bag d'c'b agf|agf c'ba gf=e|f=ed bag f=ed|AB/A/G Dg^fg:|]
X:1
T:Three good fellows beyond the glen
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
B:William Gunn - The Caledonian Repository of Music
B:Adapted for the Bagpipes (Glasgow, 1848, p. 91)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amix
e|ecA c2e edc|dBG BBd dcB|ecA c2e edc|dcB BeG A2:|
e|a>da Ace agf|gfg GBd gfe|a>da Ace agf|edc BeG A2e|
a>fa Ace agf|gfg GBd gfe|agf gfe edc|dcB BeG A2|]