Highland Watch (1) (The)

Tune annotations

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X:1
T:Highland Watch, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Slow Air
B:Dow - Ancient Scots Music (c. 1775, p. 42)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Emin
B/A/|GE T(ED/)E/ GEEE|GDD>B, {A,}D2(D>E)|GE TE(D/E/) GEEE|G>ABG TE3E|
G>AB>G A>GB>G|EDG>(B, {A,}D2) (D>E)|D>EG>A BAG<Te|d<BTA>G E2E:|
|:a|geTe>d geee|gdTd>B {B}d2 (d>e)|geTe>d ge e(g/e/)|dBTA>G E2-E>d|
e>Bd>A B>GA<B|GEG>B, {B,}D2 (D>E)|D>EG>A TB>AG<e|dBTA>G E2-E:|] 

X:2
T:The Highland Watch
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
S:Gow - 1st Repository  (1799)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Emin
B|G<E E>F GEEc|G<E E>B, D2 D>B|G<E E>F GEE>F|G>ABG E3F|
G>ABA {c}B>AGA|{GA}B>A GB, {B,} D2 DG/F/|E>FG>A B>AGe|
{e}d>B {B}A>G E2E:|e/f/|{ef}ge e>f geeb|g>e{d}d>B {^c}d2 de/f/|
geef gee>f|g>a {ga}b>g e2 e>f|g>a{a}b>a {ga}b>aga|{ga}b>a (a/g/)(f/e/) {e}d2 dg/f/|
e>fg>a {ga}bgab|g>ef>^d e2 e>f|gee>f geeb|{f}g>e (e/d/)c/B/ d2 de/f/|
ge e>f ge eB/^d/|e>B d>F {F}E2 D>F|G>ABd {c}B>A GA|
{GA}B>A GB, {B,}D2 DG/F/|E>FG>A B>AGe|{e}d>B {B}A>G E2E||

X:1
T:Highland Watch, The, now the 42nd Regt. or Royal Highlanders
M:C
L:1/8 
B:Duncan McKercher – A Collection of Original Stathspeys and Reels (Edinburgh, 1824, p. 13)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Emin
B|G<ETE>F GETEc|G<ETE<B, {B,}D2 D>B|G<E TE>F GETE>F|
TG>ABG TE3F|TG>ABA {c}B>AGA|{GA}B>A GB, {B,}D2 DG/F/|
TE>F TG>A TB>Age|{e}d>B {B}A>G E2E:|e/f/|{ef}ge e>Tf geeb|
g>e {e}d>B {^c}[F2d2] Tde/f/|geeTf gee>f|Tg>a {ga}b>g e2 e>g|
Tg>a {a}b>a {ga}b>a Tga|{ga}b>a (a/g/)(f/e/) {e}[F2d2] dg/f/|Te>f Tga. {ga}bgab|
g>e f>^d Te2 e>f|gee>Tf geeb|{a}g>e (e/d/).c/.B/ {B}[F2d2] Tde/f/|
{f}ge e>Tf ge eB/^d/|e>B =dF {F}E2 E>F|TG>ABd {c}B>A GA|
{GA}B>A GB, {B,}D2 DG/F/|TE>FTG>A TB>AGe|{e}d>B {B}A>G TE2 E||

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