Key: D
Form: Reel
ABC:
FE|D3F A2d2|fedc d2A2|B2d2 A2d2|BAGF EGFE| D3F A2d2|fedc d2A2|B2G2 AGFE|D4- D2:| g2|f2a2 e3c|d3e dcBA|f2a2 e2^g2|a4- a2=g2| f2a2 e3c|d3e dcBA|B2G2 AGFE|D4- D3g| f2a2 e3c|d3e dcBA|B2d2 A2d2|BAGF EGFE| D3F A2d2|fedc d2A2|B2G2 AGFE|D4- D2|]
MP3: Played very slowly*
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Melody
Low harmony, p.1
Low harmony p.2
And for historical interest, handwritten scores, possibly by Tom Anderson himself:
Melody
Harmony
Link (Midi or Youtube):
Source (if known): J Tom Anderson
Other Tunes in Set: Da Brig, Lay Dee at Dee
Region: Shetland
*Notes: See the caption on the melody sheet music above. I’m told that Tom Anderson played this tune at a very slow pace, like a lament, given the sad story he relates. But my experience is that played a little faster like a reel, it can have a charming tendency to speed up.
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