Wha Can Help It
X:1 T:Wha Can Help It M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:MacDonald – 2nd Collection of Strathspey Reels (1789) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C "Slow"E | CEG GEG | AGA c2d | {f}edc (e/f/g)e|dDD D2E | CEG GEG | AGA c2f | {f}Te2c (e/f/g).d | ecc c2 :|| g | (e/f/g)e c2e | gag gec | faf ege | afd d2f | (e/f/g)e c2e | gag gec | {f}e2c (e/f/g).d | ecc c2g | (e/f/g)e c2e | gag gec | faf ege | afd d2f | ece fdf | ece f2a | gec (e/f/g)d | ecc c2 ||
X:1
T:Who can help it
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:John Gow – A Favorite Collection of Slow Airs,
B:Strathspeys and Reels (London, c. 1804, p. 21)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
E|CEG GEG|AGA c2d|{f}edc e/f/ge|dDD D2E|
CEG GEG|AGA c2f|{f}e2c (e/f/g)d|ecc c2:|
g|(e/f/g)e c2e|gag gec|faf ege|afd d2f|
(e/f/g)e c2e|gag gec|{f}e2c (e/f/g)d|ecc c2g|
(e/f/g)e c2e|gag gec|faf ege|afd d2f|
ece fdf|ece f2a|gec (e/f/g)d|ecc c2||
X:2
T:Wha can help it
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Slowly"
C:Niel Gow (1727-1807)
B:Gow – Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels (1822)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
C/B,/|A,>CE ECE|FEF A2B|{AB}c2A {Bc}d2c|BB,B, B,2 C/B,/|
A,CE ECE|FEF A2B|{AB}c2A {Bc}d2B|cAA A2:||
c/d/|e>fe ece|agf ecA|(d/e/f).d ecA|GBB B2 c/d/|
e>fe ece|agf ecA|~dcd Bed|cAA A2 c/d/|
efe ece|agf ecA|(d/e/f).d ecA|GBB B2 C/B,/|
TA<CE ECE|TFEF A2B|(A/B/c).A (B/c/d).B|cAA A2||