The Session >> Tunes >> The Fochaber's Rant (reel)
Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on March 1st 2010 by javivr.
This tune has been added to 7 tunebooks.
Also known as The Fochabers Rant.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1 T: Fochaber's Rant, The M: 4/4 L: 1/8 R: reel K: Gmaj G2 bg afgd|g2 bgaf g2|g2 bgafge|=fdcf AFcA:| (Bc/d/) (BG) ecdc|(Bc/d/) (BG) gB d2|(Bc/d/) BG ecdB|cA=FA fA c2| (Bc/d/) (BG) ecdc|(Bc/d/) (BG) gB d2|(Bc/d/) BG ecdB|cA=FA fA c2||
Marshall - 1822 Collection (Fiddler's Companion)
# Posted on March 1st 2010 by javivr
I have never come across this tune before - but it is very nice. Should the key be C rather than G? It does finish on a C, but uses eight notes - the scale of C + F#.
# Posted on March 2nd 2010 by Yogi
No no, G is the good key. What a strange tune...
# Posted on March 3rd 2010 by protz
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Fochaber's Rant, The
Marshall - 1822 Collection (Fiddler's Companion)
# Posted on March 1st 2010 by javivr
Key?
I have never come across this tune before - but it is very nice. Should the key be C rather than G? It does finish on a C, but uses eight notes - the scale of C + F#.
# Posted on March 2nd 2010 by Yogi
No no, G is the good key. What a strange tune...
# Posted on March 3rd 2010 by protz