Bonnie Black Eagle (The)
BONNY BLACK EAGLE, THE. AKA and see "Black Eagle," "High Way to Edinburgh." Scottish, Air (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune bears a 'general resemblance throughout' to "Turkey in the Straw," although Bayard (1981) thinks it is not a precursor. After comparing them I find the resemblance is slight, at best. McGibbon (Scots Tunes, book III), 1762; pp. 74-75.
X:1 T:Bonnie Black Eagle, The M:C L:1/8 R:Air N:"Slow" S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book III, pp. 74-75 (1762) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D d | (AF)(A>B) A3d | (AF)(D>F) A2 (A>G) | F2 (B>c) B2 (d>e) | (d/e/f) "tr"(e>d B3d | (AF)(A>B) A3d | (AF)(D>F) A2 (Bc) | d2 (ef) a3b | af"tr"e>d ({d}B2) :: A | (d>e)(f>g) a3b | (af)"tr"(e>d) a2 (ag) | f2 b>c' b3c' | (d'c')"tr"(b>a) b3a | (ba)(bc') ({b/c'}d'2) "tr"(c'b) | (af)"tr"(e>d) e3d | (ef)(ab) (af)"tr"(e>d) | ({A}B6 :||
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