Battle of the Somme
Sheet music and tabs for Battle of the Somme
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About this tune
Battle of the Somme is a one-part slip jig in D major, written in 9/8 time. The tune contains about 21 bars and spans from D3 to A4. It is credited to Pipe-Major Willie Lawrie/Laurie 1881-1916. The source notes it as Scotland.
ABC notation for Battle of the Somme
A | "D"f>af d3 d>cd | "G"e>dG B3 "D"A3 | "G"B>GB "D"A3 d3 | f>af "A"e3- e2 | A | "D"f>af d3 d>cd | "G"e>dG B3 "D"A3 | "G"B>GB "D"A3 f3 | "A"e>fe "D"d3- d2 || d | d>cd "A"e3 A2e | e>fg "D"f<af d3 | f>ef "G"g3 B2g | "D"fa>f "A"e3- e2 | A | "D"f>af d3 d>cd | "G"e>dG B3 "D"A3 | "G"B>GB "D"A3 f3 | "A"e>fe "D"d3- d2 |]
Sheet music source:Paul Hardy's Session Tunebookbrowse the collection
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