Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on February 23rd 2010 by ceolachan.
This tune has been added to 11 tunebooks.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Thistle Schottische, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Gmaj
(3Bc^c | d2 (3BAG E2 _E2 | D6 (3Bc^c | d2 (3BAG E>FG>^G | A6 B>F |
A>GB,>C D2 (3GFG | A>A,B>B, c>C ^c2 | d>ed>B A>GE>F | G6 (3Bc^c |
d>B (3BAG E>G_E>G | D4- D>A (3Bc^c | d>G (3BAG A>EF>G | A>fe>^c d2 B>F |
A>GE>G D>G (3EFG | A>A,B>B, c2 (3Bc^c | d2- d>B A>GE>F | G2 (3AGF G>D ||
(3B,C^C | D4- D>B,C>B, | E4- E>A^G>A | B>A (3A^GA d>A (3AGA | D6 B>F |
A>GB,>C D>G (3GFG | A>A,B>B, c>C ^c2 | d>^cd>B A>GE>F | G4- G>B,C>^C |
D4- D>B,C>B, | E6 F>G | (3ABA ^G>A d>cG>A | B6 B>F |
A>GE>G D2 (3EFG | A>A,B>B, c2 ^c2 | (3ddd d>B A>GE>F | G2 (3GGF G>A ||
B>c | (3dgd (3BdB G>Bd>B | (3cec (3AcA E>ec>A | (3FAc f>e (3ded (3cBA | G2 (3BGE D2 (3Bc^c |
(3dgd (3BdB (3GBG (3DGB | (3cec (3AcA E2 A>G | (3FAc f>e (3ded (3cBA | G2 B2 c2 ^c2 |
(3dgd (3BdB (3GBd (3gdB | (3cec (3AcA (3EAc (3ecA | (3FAc (3fgf (3ded (3cBA | (3GBA (3GFE D2 (3Bc^c |
(3dgd B2 (3GB/c/d (3gdB | (3cec A2 (3EA/B/c (3ecA | (3FAc (3fge (3dec (3BcA | (3GB/c/d (3gdB G2 |]
"The Thistle Schottische"
I've given this with repeats, AABBCC, on order to show a number of different possibilities with it. What will follow will be a few other transcriptions offering more, from the simplest to a few takes by other musicians, including sans > & (3...
# Posted on February 23rd 2010 by ceolachan
"The Thistle Schottische" ~ very basic, sans > & (3 & notes that dip below D
X: 2
T: Thistle Schottische, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance, schottische
K: Gmaj
|: Bc |\
dGBG EG_EG | D6 Bc | d2 BG E2 FG | A6 BF |
AGEG D2 FG | A2 B2 c2 ^c2 | dedB AGEF | G6 :|
|: Bc |\
d6 cB | E6 FG | A2 ^GA dAGA | B6 BF |
AGEG D2 FG | A2 B2 c2 ^c2 | d2 dB AGEF | G6 :|
|: Bc |\
dgBd GBdB | ceAc EcAG | FAfe d2 cA | G2 BE D2 Bc |
d2 Bd G2 dB | c2 Ac E2 AG | FAfe dcEF | G2 B2 G2 :|
And now to shake those basics up a little ~ >
X: 3
T: Thistle Schottische, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance, schottische
K: Gmaj
|: B>c |\
d>GB>G E>G^D>G | D6 B>c | d2 B>G E2 F>G | A6 B>F |
A>GE>G D2 F>G | A2 B2 c2 ^c2 | d>ed>B A>GE>F | G6 :|
|: B>c |\
d6 c>B | E6 F>G | A2 ^G>A d>AG>A | B6 B>F |
A>GE>G D2 F>G | A2 B2 c2 ^c2 | d2 d>B A>GE>F | G6 :|
|: B>c |\
d>gB>d G>Bd>B | c>eA>c E>cA>G | F>Af>e d2 c>A | G2 B>E D2 B>c |
d2 B>d G2 d>B | c2 A>c E2 A>G | F>Af>e d>cE>F | G2 B2 G2 :|
# Posted on February 23rd 2010 by ceolachan
"The Thistle Schottische" ~ James Brown
X: 4
T: Thistle Schottische, The
S: James Brown, AABBCCDD (D being just another take on C)
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance, schottische
K: Gmaj
|: (3Bc^c |
dB (3BAG E>G_E>G | D6 (3Bc^c | d>B (3BAG A>EF>G | A>fe>^c d2 B>F |
A>GB,>C D2 (3GFG | A>A,B>B, c2 ^c2 | d>ed>B A>GE>F |[1 G6 :|[2 G4- G>B,C>^C ||
|: D4- D>B,C>B, | E4- E>A^G>A | B>A (3A^GA d>A (3AGA | D6 B>F |
A>GB,>C D2 (3GFG | A>A,B>B, c2 ^c2 | d>ed>B A>GE>F |[1 G4- G>B,C>^C :|[2 G6 ||
|: B>c |\
(3dgd (3BdB GBdB | (3cec (3AcA E>ec>A | (3FAc f>e (3ded (3cBA | (3GBA (3GFE D2 B>c |
(3dgd (3BdB GBdB | (3cec (3AcA E>ec>A | (3FAc f>e (3ded (3cBA | (3GBd (3gdB G2 :|
|: B>c |\
(3dgd (3BdB (3GBd (3gdB | (3cec (3AcA (3EAc (3ecA | (3FAc f>e (3ded (3cBA | (3GBA (3GFE D2 B>c |
(3dgd (3BdB (3GBd (3gdB | (3cec (3AcA (3EAc (3ecA | (3FAc f>e (3ded (3cBA | (3GBd (3gdB G2 :|
# Posted on February 23rd 2010 by ceolachan
"The Thistle Schottische" ~ Ian Holmes
X: 5
T: Thistle Schottische, The
S: Ian Holmes, AABBACC
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance, schottische
K: Gmaj
|: (3Bc^c |\
d2 (3BAG E>G_E>G | D6 (3Bc^c | d2 (3BAG E>FG>^G | A6 B>F |
A>GB,>C D2 (3GFG | A>A,B>B, c2 (3Bc^c | d>ed>B A>GE>F |[1 G6 :|[2 G4- G>B,C>^C ||
|: D4- D>B,C>B, | E6 F>G | (3ABA ^G>A d>cG>A | B6 B>F |
A>GB,>C D2 (3GFG | A>A,B>B, c2 (3Bc^c | d>ed>B A>GE>F |[1 G4- G>B,C>^C :|[2 G6 ||
(3Bc^c |\
d2 (3BAG E>G_E>G | D6 (3Bc^c | d2 (3BAG E>FG>^G | A6 B>F |
A>GB,>C D2 (3GFG | A>A,B>B, c2 (3Bc^c | d>ed>B A>GE>F | G6 ||
|: B>c |\
(3dgd (3BdB (3GBG (3DGB | (3cec (3AcA E2 A>G | (3FAc f>e (3ded (3cBA | (3GBA (3GFE D2 B>c |
(3dgd (3BdB G>Bd>B | (3cec (3AcA E2 A>G | (3FAc f>e (3ded (3cBA | G2 B2 G2 :|
# Posted on February 23rd 2010 by ceolachan
"The Thistle Schottische" ~ Jim Crawford
X: 6
T: Thistle Schottische, The
S: Jim Crawford, AABBCC
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance, schottische
K: Gmaj
(3Bc^c |\
dG (3BAG EG_EG | D6 (3Bc^c | dG (3BAG EFG^G | A6 (3BAG |
AGB,C DG (3A^GA | AA,BB, c2 (3Bc^c | d^cdB AGEF | G6 (3Bc^c |
dG (3BAG EG_EG | D6 (3Bc^c | dG (3BAG EFG^G | Afe^c d2 (3BAG |
AGB,C D2 (3GFG | AA,BB, c2 (3Bc^c | d^cdB AGEF | G4- GD ||
|: B,C |\
D4- DB,CB, | E6 FG | (3ABA ^GA dAGA | B6 (3GFG |
AGB,C DG (3GFG | AA,BB, c2 (3Bc^c | d^cdB AGEF | G6 :|
Bc |\
(3ded (3BdB GBdB | (3cec (3AcA E2 AG | (3FAc fe (3ded (3cBA | (3GBA (3GFE D2 Bc |
(3ded (3BdB GBdB | (3cec (3AcA E2 AG | (3FAc fe (3ded (3cBA | G2 B2 G2- GB |
(3dgd (3BdB (3GBd (3gdB | (3cec (3AcA E2 AG | (3FAc fe (3ded (3cBA | (3GBA (3GFE (3DEF (3GAB |
(3dgd (3BdB (3GBd (3gdB | (3cec (3AcA (3EAc (3ecA | (3FAc fe (3ded (3cBA | (3GBd (3gdB G2 |]
# Posted on February 23rd 2010 by ceolachan
"The Thistle Schottische" ~ Edna Scahill ~ X 2
X: 7
T: Thistle Schottische, The
S: Edna Scahill, AABBCC
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance, schottische
K: Gmaj
A |: (3Bc^c |\
dB (3BAG E2 _E2 | D4- DA (3Bc^c | dB (3BAG AEFG | Afe^c d2 BF |
AGEG D2 (3EFG | AA,BB, c2 ^c2 | (3ddd dB AGEF |[1 G4- GA :|[2 G2 G2 GD (3B,C^C ||
|: D4- DB,CB, | E4- EA^GA | BA^GA dAGA | B4- BB (3BBF |
AGEG D2 (3EFG | AA,BB, c2 ^c2 | (3ddd dB AGEF |[1 G2 G2 GD (3B,C^C :|[2 G2 G2 GA ||
|: (3Bc^c |\
(3dgd (3BdB GBdB | (3cec (3AcA EcAG | (3FAc fe (3ded (3cBA | G2 (3BGE D2 (3Bc^c |
(3dgd (3BdB GBdB | (3cec (3AcA E2 AG | (3FAc fe (3ded (3cBA |[1 G2 F2 G2 :|[2 G2 B2 c2 ^c2 ||
|: d2 (3BAG E2 _E2 | D4- DA (3Bc^c | dB (3BAG AEFG | Afe^c d2 BF |
AGEG DG (3EFG | AA,BB, c2 ^c2 | d2- dB AGEF |[1 G2 G2 GA (3Bc^c :|[2 G2 (3AGF GD ||
|: (3B,C^C |\
D4- DB,CB, | E4- EA^GA | BA^GA dAGA | B4- BB (3BBF |
AGEG D2 (3EFG | AA,BB, c2 ^c2 | (3ddd dB AGEF |[1 G2 (3GGF GD :|[2 G2 (3GGF GA ||
|: Bc |\
(3dgd (3BdB (3GBd (3gdB | (3cec (3AcA (3EAc (3ecA | (3FAc (3fgf (3ded (3cBA | (3GFG (3BGE D2 (3Bc^c |
(3dgd (3BdB (3GBd (3gdB | (3cec (3AcA (3EAc (3ecA | (3FAc (3fgf (3ded (3cBA | (3GFG (3BAF G2 :|
# Posted on February 23rd 2010 by ceolachan
"The Thistle Schottische" ~ 6 & 7 with the >
I'd left the > out of the transcriptions above for Jim Crawford and Edna Scahill, to strike a balance for those who seem to dislike having the swing notated... Here they are with it, for those that do. Any screw ups are mine, these transcriptions were done on the fly...
X: 6
T: Thistle Schottische, The
S: Jim Crawford, AABBCC
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance, schottische
K: Gmaj
(3Bc^c |\
d>G (3BAG E>G_E>G | D6 (3Bc^c | d>G (3BAG E>FG>^G | A6 (3BAG |
A>GB,>C D>G (3A^GA | A>A,B>B, c2 (3Bc^c | d>^cd>B A>GE>F | G6 (3Bc^c |
d>G (3BAG E>G_E>G | D6 (3Bc^c | d>G (3BAG E>FG>^G | A>fe>^c d2 (3BAG |
A>GB,>C D2 (3GFG | A>A,B>B, c2 (3Bc^c | d>^cd>B A>GE>F | G4- G>D ||
|: B,C |\
D4- D>B,C>B, | E6 F>G | (3ABA ^G>A d>AG>A | B6 (3GFG |
A>GB,>C D>G (3GFG | A>A,B>B, c2 (3Bc^c | d>^cd>B A>GE>F | G6 :|
B>c |\
(3ded (3BdB GBdB | (3cec (3AcA E2 A>G | (3FAc f>e (3ded (3cBA | (3GBA (3GFE D2 B>c |
(3ded (3BdB GBdB | (3cec (3AcA E2 A>G | (3FAc f>e (3ded (3cBA | G2 B2 G2- GB |
(3dgd (3BdB (3GBd (3gdB | (3cec (3AcA E2 A>G | (3FAc f>e (3ded (3cBA | (3GBA (3GFE (3DEF (3GAB |
(3dgd (3BdB (3GBd (3gdB | (3cec (3AcA (3EAc (3ecA | (3FAc f>e (3ded (3cBA | (3GBd (3gdB G2 |]
X: 7
T: Thistle Schottische, The
S: Edna Scahill, AABBCC
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance, schottische
K: Gmaj
A |: (3Bc^c |\
d>B (3BAG E2 _E2 | D4- D>A (3Bc^c | d>B (3BAG A>EF>G | A>fe>^c d2 B>F |
A>GE>G D2 (3EFG | A>A,B>B, c2 ^c2 | (3ddd d>B A>GE>F |[1 G4- G>A :|[2 G2 G2 G>D (3B,C^C ||
|: D4- D>B,C>B, | E4- E>A^G>A | B>A^G>A d>AG>A | B4- B>B (3BBF |
A>GE>G D2 (3EFG | A>A,B>B, c2 ^c2 | (3ddd d>B A>GE>F |[1 G2 G2 G>D (3B,C^C :|[2 G2 G2 G>A ||
|: (3Bc^c |\
(3dgd (3BdB G>Bd>B | (3cec (3AcA E>cA>G | (3FAc f>e (3ded (3cBA | G2 (3BGE D2 (3Bc^c |
(3dgd (3BdB G>Bd>B | (3cec (3AcA E2 A>G | (3FAc f>e (3ded (3cBA |[1 G2 F2 G2 :|[2 G2 B2 c2 ^c2 ||
|: d2 (3BAG E2 _E2 | D4- D>A (3Bc^c | d>B (3BAG A>EF>G | A>fe>^c d2 B>F |
A>GE>G D>G (3EFG | A>A,B>B, c2 ^c2 | d2- d>B A>GE>F |[1 G2 G2 G>A (3Bc^c :|[2 G2 (3AGF G>D ||
|: (3B,C^C |\
D4- D>B,C>B, | E4- E>A^G>A | B>A^G>A d>AG>A | B4- B>B (3BBF |
A>GE>G D2 (3EFG | A>A,B>B, c2 ^c2 | (3ddd d>B A>GE>F |[1 G2 (3GGF G>D :|[2 G2 (3GGF G>A ||
|: B>c |\
(3dgd (3BdB (3GBd (3gdB | (3cec (3AcA (3EAc (3ecA | (3FAc (3fgf (3ded (3cBA | (3GFG (3BGE D2 (3Bc^c |
(3dgd (3BdB (3GBd (3gdB | (3cec (3AcA (3EAc (3ecA | (3FAc (3fgf (3ded (3cBA | (3GFG (3BAF G2 :|
# Posted on February 23rd 2010 by ceolachan
"The Thistle Schottische" ~ the first transcription given without >
X: 1
T: Thistle Schottische, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance, schottische
(3Bc^c |\
d2 (3BAG E2 _E2 | D6 (3Bc^c | d2 (3BAG EFG^G | A6 BF |
AGB,C D2 (3GFG | AA,BB, cC ^c2 | dedB AGEF | G6 (3Bc^c |
dB (3BAG EG_EG | D4- DA (3Bc^c | dG (3BAG AEFG | Afe^c d2 BF |
AGEG DG (3EFG | AA,BB, c2 (3Bc^c | d2- dB AGEF | G2 (3AGF GD ||
(3B,C^C |\
D4- DB,CB, | E4- EA^GA | BA (3A^GA dA (3AGA | D6 BF |
AGB,C DG (3GFG | AA,BB, cC ^c2 | d^cdB AGEF | G4- GB,C^C |
D4- DB,CB, | E6 FG | (3ABA ^GA dcGA | B6 BF |
AGEG D2 (3EFG | AA,BB, c2 ^c2 | (3ddd dB AGEF | G2 (3GGF GA ||
Bc |\
(3dgd (3BdB GBdB | (3cec (3AcA EecA | (3FAc fe (3ded (3cBA | G2 (3BGE D2 (3Bc^c |
(3dgd (3BdB (3GBG (3DGB | (3cec (3AcA E2 AG | (3FAc fe (3ded (3cBA | G2 B2 c2 ^c2 |
(3dgd (3BdB (3GBd (3gdB | (3cec (3AcA (3EAc (3ecA | (3FAc (3fgf (3ded (3cBA | (3GBA (3GFE D2 (3Bc^c |
(3dgd B2 (3GB/c/d (3gdB | (3cec A2 (3EA/B/c (3ecA | (3FAc (3fge (3dec (3BcA | (3GB/c/d (3gdB G2 |]
& reduced further, sans (3 ~
X: 8
T: Thistle Schottische, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance, schottische
ABc |\
d2 (3BAG E2 _E2 | D6 Bc | d2 BG EFG^G | A6 BF |
AGB,C D2 FG | AA,BB, cC ^c2 | dedB AGEF | G4- GABc |
dBBG EG_EG | D4- DABc | dGBG AEFG | Afe^c d2 BF |
AGEG DGEG | AA,BB, c2 Bc | d2- dB AGEF | G2 G2 GD ||
B,C |\
D4- DB,CB, | E4- EA^GA | BA^GA dAGA | D6 BF |
AGB,C D2 GG, | AA,BB, cC ^c2 | d^cdB AGEF | G4- GB,C^C |
D4- DB,CB, | E6 FG | A2 ^GA dcGA | B6 BF |
AGEG DGEG | AA,BB, c2 ^c2 | d2 dB AGEF | G2 F2 GA ||
Bc |\
dgBd GBdG | ceAc EecA | FAfe d2 cA | G2 BE D2 Bc |
d2 Bd G2 DB | c2 Ac E2 AG | FAfe dcBA | G2 B2 c2 ^c2 |
dg B2 GdgB | ce A2 (3EAc (3ecA | (3FAc (3fgf (3ded (3cBA | (3GBA (3GFE D2 (3Bc^c |
d2 B2 G2 gd | e2 c2 A2 EG | FAfe dcBA | G2 B2 G |]
That's all for now folks... Maybe someone else will transcribe the Danes?
# Posted on February 23rd 2010 by ceolachan
Oops, one of those pesky little (3 got loose, bar 1 ~
ABc |\
d2 BG E2 _E2 | D6 ~
And, returning to triplets, there's another way you can take that ~
(3Bc^c |\
dB (3A_AG E2 _E2 | D6 ~
# Posted on February 23rd 2010 by ceolachan
What, more than a few?, those last bars!!! It's a shoal of triplets.. I might as well have some fun with that, a little filleting ~
dg B2 GdgB | ce A2 EAcA | FA f2 decA | GB g2 d^c=cA |
d2 B2 G2 gd | e2 c2 A2 EG | FAfe d^c=cA | G2 g2 G |]
# Posted on February 23rd 2010 by ceolachan
You nerd.

Fair play to you.
# Posted on February 24th 2010 by Hugo Chavez
Discussion: Schottishe - name please from this Utube video
# Posted on February 18th 2010 by onscuba

http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/23849
Who luvs yuh Hugo?
# Posted on February 24th 2010 by ceolachan
Danes
Just arrived in the mail yesterday, When I saw this here it felt you you just got it yesterday as well? I need to work on their version of Kimmel's Accordion Fantasy, but maybe I'll give the thistle a shot to warm up.
# Posted on February 25th 2010 by Earl Cameron
Danes
Alright I'm working on it now, it's quite different than the others, with chromatics left out and added in different places.
# Posted on February 25th 2010 by Earl Cameron
I can't wait to see your transcription...
# Posted on February 25th 2010 by ceolachan
Great Danes In Ireland Track 2
X: 1
T: Thistle Schottische
S: Great Danes
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance, schottische
K: G
T: Intro
(3GBd (3gdB (3GBd (3gdB | (3GBd (3gdB G2 (3ABc ||
T: Tune Body
d>BA>G E>G_E>G | D2 (3[Dd]dd [D2d2](3ABc | d>BA>G A>EF>G | A>fe>^d =d>Gd>B |
A>G_E>G D2 (3=EFG | A>EB>E c2 [EA^c]2 | d>ed>B A>GE>F | G2 (3GGG G2 (3ABc |
d>BA>G E>G_E>G | (3D=E_E D>{=E_E}D D2 (3ABc | d>BA>G A>EF>G | A>fe>^d=d2 d>B |
A>G_E>G D2 (3=EFG | A>EB>E c2 [EA^c]2 | d>ed>B A>GE>F | G2 (3GGG G>B,C>^C ||
D2 (3D=ED D>Bc>B| (3EEE E>E E>FG>A | B>A (3A^GA d>A (3AGA | B2 (3BBB B>AB>G |
A>G_E>G D2 (3=EFG | A>EB>E c2 [EA^c]2 | d>ed>B A>G (3DEF | G2 (3GGG G>B,C>B, |
D2 (3D=ED D>Bc>B| (3EEE E>E E>FG>A | B>A (3A^GA d>A (3AGA | B2 (3BBB B>AB>G |
A>G_E>G D2 (3=EFG | (3AGA (3BAB (3cBc (3^cBc | d>ed>B A>G (3DEF | G2 (3GGG G2 (3ABc ||
(3dgd (3BdB G>Bd>B | (3cec (3AcA E2 A>G | (3FAd f>e (3ded (3cBA | (3GBA (3GFE D2 (3ABc |
(3dgd (3BdB G>Bd>B | (3cec (3AcA E2 A>G | (3FAd f>e (3ded (3cBA | (3GBd (3gdB (3GFG (3ABc |
(3dgd (3BdB (3GBd (3gdB | (3cec (3AcA (3EAc (3ecA | (3FAd (3faf (3ded (3cBA | (3GBA (3GFE (3DFG (3ABc |
(3dgd (3BdB (3GBd (3gdB | (3cec (3AcA (3EAc (3ecA | (3FAd (3faf (3ded (3cBA | (3GBd (3gdB G2 (3ABc ||
# Posted on February 25th 2010 by Earl Cameron
Thistle
Oh yeah, It's good to know that since I play the banjo I decided to transcribe the first time through what the banjo is playing.
# Posted on February 25th 2010 by Earl Cameron
Much appreciated Earl. It is good to see so many different ways with one tune. I like | A>fe>^d =d ~ alias ~ | A>fe>_e d ~
# Posted on February 26th 2010 by ceolachan
Accidentals
good call, I did this with minimal amount of correction afterwards, but that uses one less accidental which is always a good thing.
# Posted on February 27th 2010 by Earl Cameron