Key: D
Form: Retreat March (in 9/8 time)*
MP3: (Melody emphasis, played by Peter MacFarlane)
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Sheet Music in PDF:
BattleSomme-Melody
BattleSomme-Harmon
BattleSomme-Low Harmony
BattleSomme-Cello Melody
BattleSomme-Cello Accompaniment
ABC*:
X: 4 T: The Battle Of The Somme R: slip jig M: 9/8 L: 1/8 K: Dmaj [M:9/8]A|:faf d3 dcd|edG B3A3|BGB A3f3| faf e3A3|faf d3 dcd|edG B3A3| BGB A3f3|1 efe d3 d2A:|2 efe d3d3|| |:dcd e3A3|efg faf d2d|fef g3A3| faf e3 A3|faf d3 dcd|edG B3A3| BGB A3f3|1 efe d3 d3:|2 efe d3d2A||
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Source: P/M William Laurie
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Region: Scotland
*Notes: Most online references, as in the ABC above, show this as a slip jig.