Niel Gow's Lament for the Death of his Second Wife
Also known as: Neil Gow's Lament
Sheet music and tabs for Niel Gow's Lament for the Death of his Second Wife
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About this tune
Niel Gow's Lament for the Death of his Second Wife is a one-part air in D major, written in 6/8 time. The tune contains about 10 bars and spans from A-9 to A4. It is credited to Niel Gow 1805. The source notes it as Scotland.
ABC notation for Niel Gow's Lament for the Death of his Second Wife
D/B,/ | "D"A,>B,D "Bm"D>ED | "A"EFA "G"B2 d/B/ | "D"A>FD "Em"E>DE | "Bm"FDB, "G"B,2 D/B,/ | "D"A,>B,D "Bm"D>ED | "A"EFA "G"d2 c/B/ | "D"A>FD "Bm"B,2 A, | "G"B,DD "D"D2 :| (3A/B/c/ | "D"d>fd "A"ecA | "G"B/A/B/c/d "Em"B/A/G/F/E/<D/ | "A"E2 D/E/ "D"F>ED | "Bm"FDB, "G"B,2 (3A/B/c/ | "D"d>af "A"ec>A | "G"B/A/B/c/d "Em"B/A/G/F/E/<D/ | "A"E2 D/E/ "Bm"F>DB, | "G"A,B,D "D"D2 (3A/B/c/ | "D"d>fd "A"ec>A | "G"B/A/B/c/d "Em"B/A/G/F/E/<D/ | "D"F/D/A/F/d/A/ "G"B/A/G/F/E//D3/4 | "D"F2E "A7"E>DB, | "D"A,>B,D "Bm"D3/2E/D | "Em"EFA "G"d>cB | "D"A>FD "Bm"B,2 A, | "G"B,DD "D"D2 |]
Sheet music source:Paul Hardy's Session Tunebookbrowse the collection
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