The Auld Wife Ayont the Fire


Key: G

Form: Strathspey

ABC:

X: 1
P: The Auld Wife Ayont the Fire
C: 18th century Scottish
C: Jerry Holland tunebook
C: Arr. T. Traub 11-03-02
K: G
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
|: c|"G"B2 A>G "C"EG G>Bg>d|"G"B2 A>G "C"EB A<B "G" G2 "D"G/A/B/c/ :|2 "D"d>B A<B "G"G2 G>c|
|: "G"B
B "Am"c>dc>A|"G"B
B d/e/f g>d|"G"B
B "C"c>dc>A|"D"d>B A<B "G"G2 G :|

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Melody

Harmony

Low Harmony

Cello melody

Cello accompaniment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sheet Music in PDF:
AuldWife-Melody
AuldWife-Harmony
Auld Wife Ayont the Fire – Low harmony
AuldWife-Cello melody
AuldWife-Cello accompaniment

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Source: Trad., arr. Jerry Holland

Other Tunes in Set: James CameronHeather Hill

Region: Cape Breton, Canada

Notes: This strathspey may be a distant cousin of Old Wife Behind the Fire, or it may just be a coincidence of titles.