Daily Archives: March 3, 2015


Key:  A mix Form: Strathspey ABC: X:939 T:Sarah MacArthur's C:anon. O:Scotland R:Strathspey M:4/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=192 % god that's fast! K:AMix scordatura [A,2E2A2e2 % the usual Cape Breton "high bass" tuning F| EF EG | F>D - (3DDF G>EF>D | EG F>GA>e |({f}g>)fe>d ca - (3aag f>(g (3a)af|({f}g>)fe>d cF | [1 […]

Sarah MacArthur’s Strathspey


Key:  D Form: Reel ABC: X: 1 T: Reel Bijoux M: C| L: 1/8 R: reel K:D ag|:"D"fafd Adcd |"D#dim"Bdef "Em"g2gf|"A7"egec Acec|"D"defg "A7"a2 ag| "D"fafd Adcd |"D#dim"Bdef "Em"g2gf|"A7"e2 ce aece|1dfec "D"d2 "A+"ag:|\ [2 "A"dfec "D"dBAF || |:"D"D2FA dAFA|"G"BABc "D"dBAF| "D"D2FA dAFD|"Em7"E2CE "A7"A,ECE| "D"D2 FA dAFA|"G"BABc defg| "D"a2 fa "G"gfed|1 "A7"cABc […]

Reel Bijou (Reel Bijoux)


Key:  A dor Form: Strathspey ABC: X: 1 T: MacKinnon's Brook R: strathspey M: 4/4 L: 1/8 K: Ador B|"Am"AG E2 E>D|"C"ED C>DE<G|"Am"AB "C"c>de<a|"G"{ga}g>ed<B "Am"A2 A:| |:B|"Am"AB "C"c>de<a|"G"g>degB<G|"Am"AB c>de<a|"G"{ga}g>ed<B "Am"A2 A:| MP3: (played by George Wilson) Download this MP3  If it plays, right-click on the page and “Save as”. (Detailed […]

McKinnon’s Brook



Key:  G* Form: Waltz First notes in ABC: If you know a source, please contribute ABC notation using the suggestion form. MP3: (played by David Kaynor) Download this MP3  If it plays, right-click on the page and “Save as”. (Detailed instructions) Sheet Music: Click image to enlarge. To download, right-click […]

Hymn to George Augustus Wilson


Key:  A mix Form: Reel ABC: X: 1 T: Anne McQuarrie's R: reel M: 4/4 L: 1/8 K: Amaj ag|aA A/A/A =g2 fg|afec eAce|aA A/A/A =g2 fg|afec Befg| aA A/A/A =g2 fg|afec eAce|agfe fgaf|ecBc A2:| e2|A/A/A e2 A/A/A e2|fefg afec|A/A/A e2 A/A/A e2|fecA B2 B2| A/A/A e2 A/A/A e2|fefg agfe|fdfg […]

Anne McQuarrie’s Reel