Widow are Ye Waking?
X:1
T:Widow are thou waking
M:C
L:1/8
C:Monro
B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations Book II”
B:AKA – The McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 166, p. 222)
F: https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/widow_are_thou_waking.pdf
N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
N:The last part, in 6/8 time, can be (perhaps should be) played in 9/8 time [AK].
K:G
G3A TBABd|e2A2TA2 (GE)|G3A (3BdB (3ABA|G4D4|cGcd TBABd|
e(g/e/ d/B/A/G/) TA2 (GE)|G2 (E/8F/8G/8A/8B/8c/8d/8e/8f/g/) dBAB|1G4D4:|2G4D2||
|:(E/8F/8G/8A/8B/8c/8d/8e/8 f/4g/4a/4g/4)|g3 a ga b(a/g/)|b2a2 (ba)(ge)|dega bgab|g4 d2 ga|
(b/a/g/b/) (a/g/e/a/) (g/e/d/g/) (e/d/B/e/)|(d/B/A/d/) (B/A/G/B/) TA2 (GE)|g(f/4g/4a/) Tge dBAB|1 G4D2:|
|2 G4D4||GDGA BABd|(e/f/g/e/) (d/B/A/G/) A(G/4A/4B/) AG|DEGA B(d/B/) A(B/A/)|
G(A/G/) F(E/F/) (E/D/E/F/) (G/F/G/D/)|GDGA BABd|(g/f/g/e/) (d/B/A/G/) TA2 (GE)|g(f/4g/4a/) ge dBAB|
|1 G(A/G/) F(G/F/) [B,4E4]:|2 [G4B4]D2||:|:(E/8F/8G/8A/8B/8c/8d/8e/8 f/4g/4a/4g/4)|gGga (g/a/g/a/) (b/a/b/g/)|
b(c'/b/) (c'/b/)(a/g/) (e/g/e/g/) (a/g/a/)e/|dega (b/a/g/b/) (a/g/e/a/)|g4 d2 ga|
b(g/4a/4b/) a(e/4f/4g/4a/4) g(d/4e/4f/4g/4) e(B/4c/4d/4e/4)|d(A/4B/4c/4d/4) B(G/4A/4B/) TA2 (GE)|1 g(f/4g/4a/) ge (d/e/d/c/) (B/c/d/B/)|
(G/A/G/F/) (E/F/G/E/) (D/C/D/E/) (F/E/F/D/):|2 g(f/4g/4a/) ge dBAB|G4 D4||
[M:6/8]G|cdc g2a|gec dAd|B3 G2 A/B/|cdc gec|dAd BGB |c3 C2:|
|:G|cdc cGc|ded dAd|TB3G3|gag c'ge|gdg BGB|c3 C2:|]
X:1
T:Widow are you wakeing
M:C
L:1/16
Q:"Slow"
B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion Book 3 (1760, p. 12)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G6A2 (B2A2B2).d2|e4 A4{B}A4 G2E2|G6A2 (B2d2)(A2B2)|G8 {E}D8|
c6d2 (B2A2B2).d2|e4A4{B}A4 (G2E2)|G4 (g2e2) (d2B2)(A2B2)|G8 {E}D8:|
|:g6a2 (g2a2)(b2g2)|{ga}b4a4{b}a2 (g2e2) |(d2e2)(g2a2) (b2g2)(a2b2)|g8 d4 (g2a2)|
(b2a2)(g2e2) (g2e2)(d2B2)|(c2B2)(A2G2) A4 (G2E2)|g3ag2e2 d2B2A2B2|G8 D8:|
(GAB2) .B2-.B2 TB6d2|(e2g2)(d2B2) {B}A4 (G2E2)|(efg2) .g2.g2 dB3 A3B|G8 D4 (F/2E/2D/2E/2F/2G/2A/2B/2)|
c6d2 (B2A2B2).d2|(e2g2)(F2B2) {B}TA4 (G2E2)|(ba)g2 (ag)e2 (dedB) (cBAB)|G8{E}D8:|
gab2 .b2.b2b6 (ag)|(d'2b2)(a2g2) Ta4 g2e2|(d2e2)(g2a2) (bag2) a2b2|g8 d4 g3a|
(bag2) b4 (ageg) a4|(gede) (gedB) TA4 (G2E2)|{ga}b6a2 (gedB) (dBAB)|G8 {E}D8:|]
X:1
T:Widow are ye waking?
M:C
L:1/8
R:Slow Strathspey
S:Gow – 2nd Repository (1802)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Eb
B,|E3F ~G>FGB|c2 F>G (GF) EC|E3F (GB) ~F>G|E4 B,4|
~A3 B G>FGB|c2 F>G (GF)EC|E2 e>c (B<G)~F>G|1 E4 B3:|2 E4 B,4||
~e3f (ef)ge|(fe)fg {g}f2 ec|~B>c~ef (ef)gf|{d}e4 B2 ef|
(gfe)c (ecB)G|(AG)FE {G}F2 EC|~e>fec B<G~F>G|1 E4 B,4:|2 E4 B3||
X:1
T:Widow are ye waking
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Manson – Hamilton’s Universal Tune Book vol. 1 (1854, p. 138)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Eb
B,|E3F G>FGB|c2 F>G GFEC|E3F GBF>G|E4 B,4|
A3B G>FGB|c2 F>G GFDC|E2 e>c B<GF>G|1 E4 B,2:|2 E4 B,4||
|:e3f efge|fefg {g}f2 ec|B>ce>f efgf|{d}e4 B2 ef|
Gfec ecBA|AGFE {G}F2EC|e>fec B<GF>G|1 E4 B,2:|2 E4 B,4||