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The Tourist

hornpipe

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on December 2nd 2008 by bdh.

This tune has been added to 11 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Tourist, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Dmaj
de|fAAB ABde|fAAB A2 ef|gBBg BBgB|acca BBgB|
fAAB ABde|fAAB A2 ef|gBBa ccBc|d2 dc d2:|
de|fAAf fede|fedB A2ef|gBBg BBgB|acca BBgB|
fAAf fede|fedB A2ef|gBBa ccBc|d2 dc d2:|
de|fAAf AAfA|fAdf AAef|gBBg BBgB|acca BBgB|
fAAf AAfA|fAdf AAef|gBBa ccBc|d2 dc d2:|
de|fAAa AAfA|AaaA fAdf|gBBg BBgB|acca BBgB|
fAAa AAfA|AaaA fAdf|gBBa ccBc|d2 dc d2:|

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The Tourist sheetmusic
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Scottish hornpipe. Dots sourced from the Perth (Western Australia) Highland Pipe Band website (link below), masterfully ABC'd by Donough.

http://www.perthhighland.com/repertoire.htm

# Posted on December 2nd 2008 by bdh

I dont even like the tune. Also not sure that it really feels like a hornpipe though I don't suppose it is quite a typical reel either. The way I heard it played by a Scottish fiddler was very straight.

# Posted on December 3rd 2008 by Donough

I'll get you into Scottish music again, even if it kills one of us... ; )

# Posted on December 3rd 2008 by bdh

This is one of the worst tunes I've ever heard. But at least its traditional. At the very least...

# Posted on December 4th 2008 by 52Paddy

Traditional...?

Don't think so , Paddy. I'm sure I have a recording of this from BBC Scotland's piping programme, if it's the same tune I'm thinking of. I've a feeling it was composed by Robert Mathieson, but could be wrong about that. He's not a man known for writing crap tunes - quite the opposite, in fact. I'll look it up.

# Posted on December 5th 2008 by Kenny

Trad....no

This does look like a modern pipe tune of the type that's popular and works well with pipe bands. Not so strong a tune for more trad based stuff IMO though. I would be very surprised if this tune was traditional.

# Posted on December 5th 2008 by Bogman

I just noticed it had been recorded by artists. And by traditional, I meant that the poster didn't compose the tune. I should really rephrase myself.

"This is one of the worst tunes I've ever heard. But at least its not another tune composed by the poster. At the very least..."

# Posted on December 5th 2008 by 52Paddy

The Declan Masterson tune is a different one altogether.

# Posted on December 5th 2008 by Kenny

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