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The Shetland Molecule

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on November 28th 2004 by SteveW.

This tune has been added to 43 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Shetland Molecule, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
|: AB | cAFA E2 AB | ce (3eee fecB | BAFA EFAc | B2 Bc B2 AB |
cAFA E2 AB | ce (3eee fece | a2 ae f2 af |[1 ec B2 A2 :|[2 ec B2 A2 de ||
|: f3 e f3 g | afge f3 g | afec ABce | f2 ec B2 AB |
cAFA E2 AB | ce (3eee fece | a2 ae f2 af | ec B2 A4 :|

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The Shetland Molecule sheetmusic
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Shetland Molecule

Written by John McCusker? This how we play it at the Fiddle Group in Oxford, not quite the same as on his CD Yella Hoose. We follow it with Frank's Reel.

# Posted on November 28th 2004 by SteveW


Thanks for this one. My daughters attended a Master class led by John McCusker last Saturday in Derby (free) and he taught them this tune.
He didnt give them the dots, but they have played it all week anyway. I very nice tune

Cathy

# Posted on November 28th 2004 by cathyburke

G natch, not G sharp?
i haven't heard the tune, but i like it, so i just wanna be sure.
--j

# Posted on November 30th 2004 by JHowley

It's a G# the tune is in A major not D major as written. Sorry Steve W, the notes are fine but the key signature is wrong. :)

# Posted on December 1st 2004 by greenbutton

You're right, my mistake, sorry. :-) I can't seem to edit the key though?

# Posted on January 21st 2005 by SteveW

Playing in G major

it can also be played in G major, that's easier on a D whistle, for those who aren't used to fingering a G#, the tune would be written just one note lower than what's written in the sheet music with a C nat instead of sharp of course

# Posted on August 24th 2008 by chansherly212

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