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Dumbarton Drums
Found in DumbartonDrums_1.abc
from the John Chambers abc collection
X: 1
T: Dumbarton Drums
R: reel
S: Loose sheet in my collection (possibly from RSCDS)
Z: Nigel Gatherer
S: Flowers, Ross (MTO) <Ross.Flowers@mto.gov.on.ca> scots-l 2001-6-12
W:
W: "Dumbarton's Drum" you wish to find;
W: The famous song first comes to mind
W: That Jean Redpath was want to croon
W: But could it be another tune?
W:
W: A forgotten air, like many more,
W: There's one solution: look up Gore!
W: If it's not in there I must insist
W: The tune you seek does not exist.
W:
W: Aha! I see it - just before
W: "Dumfries House" - good old Gore!
W: A fine old reel (but that high "c"
W: Does not endear the tune to me).
W:
W: So there you are, it might confuse;
W: The song or reel, you have to choose
W: If it's the former, let us know;
W: If it's the latter, see below.
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Em
GA | B3d BcAB | G2d>e d2cB | AGAB cBAG | E2 e>f e2 de |
g3a bage | dBde g3G | ABge dBAG | E2 e>f e2 :|
de | g3a gaba | g2b>c' b2ag | agab c'bag | e2 a>b a2 ge |
dega bage | dBde g2ga | bage dBAG | E2 e>f e2 :|
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