Blue Bonnets

waltz

Key signature: Gminor

Submitted on January 18th 2004 by blgr47.

This tune has been added to 96 tunebooks.

Also known as Blue Bonnets Over The Boarder, Blue Bonnets Over The Border.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Chrissy Crowley by Chrissy Crowley
• Close To The Floor by Ashley MacIsaac
• Contradiction by Fromseier Rose (with Niamh Parsons)
• Driven Bow by Alasdair Fraser And Jody Stecher
• Full Steam Ahead by Give Way
• Grand Tour: Traditional Music On Piano by Eric Eid-Reiner
• Happy Daze by Battlefield Band
• In My Hands by Natalie MacMaster
• Live-Disc 1 by Natalie MacMaster
• Looking For A Rock by Juniper
• No Boundaries by Natalie MacMaster
• Secret People by Capercaillie
• Stepping On The Bridge by Hamish Moore
• The Mason's Apron by Sully
• Yella Hoose by John McCusker

X: 1
T: Blue Bonnets
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Gmin
|: B,6 | B,3C D2 | d4 c2 | B3G F2 | BG3 G2 | G3z g2 | g3f d2 | d3c d2 |
B,6 | B,3C D2 | \
d4 c2 | B3G F2 | G6 | D4 F2 | GB3 D2 |1 C6 :|2 C6 | C4 CD |: B3d f2 | f
3d B2 | g3f d2 | \
c3d c2 | B3d f2 | g3a b2 | B3c d2 | c6 | B3d f2 | f3d B2 | g3f d2 | d3c
d2 | B3A G2 | \
FD3 F2 | GB3 D2 |1 C4 B,2 :|2 C6 | C6 | z6 | z6 | z6 | z6 | \
K:C
|: C6 | C3D E2 | c3e d2 | c3A G2 | c/[A3/2A3/2] [A2A2] [A2A2] | [A4A4] a
2 | a3g e2 | \
e3d e2 | C6 | C3D E2 | c3e d2 | c3A G2 | [A3A3]A AA | G/E3/2 E2 G2 | A/
c3/2 c2 E2 | \
D6 :| c3e g2 | g3e g2 | z3g/a/ g/ea/ | d4 e/d3/2 | c3e g2 | a3b c'2 | c
3d e2 | d6 | \
c3e g2 | g3e g2 | a3g e2 | d3e d2 | c3B A2 | G/E3/2 E2 G2 | Ac3 E2 | D4
C2 | D6 | \
e2 e2 c2 | C2 c2 D2 | C2 a2 f2 | a6 | \

Blue Bonnets

This is a tune actually in 6/8 time and in Bb. This tune is done by Natalie MacMaster as a slow air on the Live CD.

# Posted on January 18th 2004 by blgr47

Odd -

I have this both in a Canadian collection and in the Skye Collection but, it's done in A in cut time. But the note intervals are almost identical. Interesting ...

# Posted on January 18th 2004 by 2situla

Even Odder

The Skye Collection has this listed in Bb / 6/8 time also. I stand corrected. Perhaps a different border or a different blue ...

# Posted on January 18th 2004 by 2situla

Blue Bonnets Over the Border

My favourite recording of this tune was done by Ashley MacIsaac on his 1992 recording "Close to the Floor" ... He plays this version on the piano. I've heard all of the other recordings mentioned in "The Session" comments, but I still love this one the best by far.

# Posted on January 18th 2004 by IJ Shelton

Blue Bonnets

Yes, a piping jig from Scotland usually written in A and Bb an 6/8... Also a Highland dance to the same tune. There ARE words to it, but as of the moment I don't have them nearby, otherwise I'd post them (I'll have to do it later)

# Posted on February 1st 2004 by Oranaiche

Is this right....

is it me or are there parts of this tune that don't make any sense..
I'm only playing it from the dots mind... I'm sure if I knew the tune it would make more sense... but some of those dots are might strange.....

# Posted on March 26th 2008 by paulflute