Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on June 12th 2004 by John J..
This tune has been added to 68 tunebooks.
Also known as Nelson Mandela's Welcome To The City Of Glasgow.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Nelson Mandela's Welcome To Glasgow
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|:d>dd d>ef|A>AA B>AA|A>Bd d>BA|A>Bd (e2 c)|
d>dd d>ef|A>AA B>AA|A>Bd e>dB|A>Bd (d2 e):|
|:e>aa f>ed|e>fe d>BA|A>Bd d>BA|A>Bd (e2 f)|
e>aa f>ed|e>fe d>BA|A>Bd e>dB|A>Bd (d2 e):|
|:f>ff (fa>d)|f>ff (fa>A)|A>Bd d>BA|A>Bd (e2 f)|
f>ff (fa>d)|f>ff (fa>A)|A>Bd e>dB|A>Bd (d2 e):|
|:f>dd a>Af|A>fA a>Af|A>Bd d>BA|A>Bd (e2 f)|
f>dd a>Af|A>fA a>Af|A>Bd e>dB|A>Bd (d2 e):|
|:f>dd d>dd|d>dd a>df|A>Bd d>BA|A>Bd (e2 f)|
f>dd d>dd|d>dd a>df|A>Bd e>dB|A>Bd (d2 e):|
|:f>dd d>ff|d>aa d>ff|A>Bd d>BA|A>Bd (e2 f)|
f>dd d>ff|d>aa d>ff|A>Bd e>dB|A>Bd (d2 e):|
6/8 march
This was a request by Lil Dog Turpy. It's actually a jig not a march. There's no facility here for marches as they aren't common in the Irish tradition- at least not the tune variety.
# Posted on June 12th 2004 by John J.
Oops, I meant to say "a march not a jig"
# Posted on June 12th 2004 by John J.
The reason why there is no tune type for "march" is that the term "march" says nothing about the time signature.
So, while all slip jigs are 9/8 and all polkas are 2/4, what are all marches? Some of them are 6/8, some of them are 2/4, etc.
# Posted on June 12th 2004 by Jeremy
Blair Douglas
I know, Jeremy, but I just wanted to get my little joke.
Also, I should also have said that this tune was written by Blair Douglas who was a founder member of Runrig. His most famous composition is probably "Kate Martin's Waltz".
John
# Posted on June 12th 2004 by John J.