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The Swiss

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on April 24th 2008 by D.J.F..

This tune has been added to 11 tunebooks.

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X: 1
T: Swiss, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
Bd ||: eddB d2 Bd | eddB AGBd | eddB dBGB |1 ABAF G2 Bd :||2 ABAF G2 G2 ||
||: DBB/B/A B2 GA | BGAG E2 D2 | DBB/B/A BAGB | ABAF G2 G2 :||

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The Swiss Reel

It's actually called "The Swiss Reel" not "The Swiss" because that would spoil the play on words wouldn't it?

A tune from Northumberland, I can't remember the composer, it could possibly be one of Aly Bain's.

Nice and simple but sounds lovely!

# Posted on April 24th 2008 by D.J.F.

Dan: one of Aly Bain's?....from Northumberland??? don't think so somehow!

# Posted on April 25th 2008 by domnull

Aly Bain? Hmm

Well I dunno! :-P

# Posted on April 25th 2008 by D.J.F.

You could play a nice Swiss Roll on the long B in the 1st bar of the B-part.

"one of Aly Bain's?....from Northumberland??? don't think so somehow!"

Shetland tunes have been popular in Northumberland for a long time - and Aly Bain's based in Edinburgh now (isn't he?), so just a short hop over the border. This tune could certainly have a bit of Shetland influence in it. Although, I don't know any of Aly Bain's compositions, so I can't say whether it's one of his,

# Posted on April 26th 2008 by granama

Swiss Reel

By obvious reasons I'm very interested in this tune - where have you learned it? And why is there dots yet??

# Posted on May 3rd 2008 by swisspiper

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