Sarah MacArthur’s Strathspey


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 [EA,]>a - (3aag f>(g (3a)af|({f}g>)fe>d      c<A({B}A>)F:|
[2  EF         Ee     |({f}g>)fe>d ({cd}c>)BA      |]
% as written in the book...
E|DE DF|E>C - (3CCE F>DE>C|DF E>FA>e|({f}g>)fe>d c<AB:| E|[DG,]>a - (3aag f>(g (3a)af|({f}g>)fe>d cE     |
  [DG,]>a - (3aag f>(g (3a)af|({f}g>)fe>d c<A({B}A>)E|
  [DG,]>a - (3aag f>(g (3a)af|({f}g>)fe>d cE     |
  DE          De     |({f}g>)fe>d ({cd}c>)BA|]

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Sarah-MacArthurs-Strathspey

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Source: Traditional

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Region: Cape Breton

Notes: VFO 14-4