The Shepherdess.

X: 224
T: The Shepherdess.
T: Nian nan Coarach.
R: jig, slide
B: Simon Fraser's "Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles" p.101 #3
Z: 2022 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
Q: "Moderate"
K: F#m	% ending on A
% = = = = = = = = = =
V: 1 staves=2
D |\
!p!CFA {AB}c2B AFF ~F2G | (AG).A {AB}c2B AFE ~E2D |\
"_cres"CFA {AB}c2B AFF ~F2a | !f!f>ed c2B AFE [E2C2] :| f |
!p!{f}e2d {d}c2B A2B ~c2a | {f}e2d {d}c2B AFF ~F2a |\
"_cres"{f}e2d {d}c2B A2B {AB}c2A | TB>AB {AB}c2B AFE [E2C2] a |
!f!{f}e2d {d}c2B A2B ~c2a | {f}e2d {d}c2B AFF ~F2f/g/ |\
!f!agf edc (TB>AB) cea | Tf>ed {d}c2B AFE [E2C2] |]
% = = = = = = = = = =
% Voice 2 preserves the staff layout in the book.
V: 2 clef=bass middle=d
z | F2f F2f F2f F2z | c3 a2g f2g a2z | F2f F2f F2f F2z |!f! d3 e2^e f2g a2 :| z |
!p!A2a A2a A2a A2a | A2a A2a D2d D2d | A2a A2a A2a A2a | g2e a2g f2g a3 |
!f!A2a A2a A2a A2a | A2a A2a D2d D2d |!f! c2d e2a g2e a3 | d3 e2^e f2g a2 |]
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Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/Fraser/AMHSI-abc2/0105
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/Fraser/AMHSI_abc1/0107
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/Fraser/AMHSI_abc2/0159

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