Annotation:Trip to Aberdeen (1)
X:1 T: Trip to Aberdeen [1] T:Andy Irvine's T:Salmon Tails up the Water [1] R: polka M:2/4 L:1/8 K: G D>E DB, | DE GA | Bd AB/A/ | GE cE |D>E DB, | DE GA | Bd AB/A/ |1 G2 GE :|2 G2 GA || Bd dB | ce ed | Bd AB/A/ | GE cE |Bd dB | ce ef | ge f/e/d | e2 ef | ge f/e/d | ed Bc | dB AB/A/ | GE cE |D>E DB, | DE GA | Bd AB/A/ | G2 GE ||
TRIP TO ABERDEEN [1]. AKA and see “Andy Irvine's Polka,” “Salmon Tails Up the Water.” Irish, Polka (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA’B. As “Salmon Tails Up the Water” the tune is popular in Scotland and Northumberland. See also “Banks of Inverness.”
