John MacEachinn's Big Tune

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Theme code Index	1531 4327bL
Also known as	John Mackay of Skerray's Favourite, Porst mhor Iain Ic Eachinn
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Pipe, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double), Strathspey
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Mixolydian
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABBCDDEEF, AABBCDDEEF
Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Gunn
Book/Manuscript title	Book:The Caledonian Repository of Music Adapted for the Bagpipes
Tune and/or Page number	p. 36
Year of publication/Date of MS	1848
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John MacEachinn's Big Tune: Annotations

X:1
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T:Port mor Iain I’c Eachinn
T:John MacEachinn’s Favorite
T:John MacKay of Skerray’s Favorite
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:William Gunn - The Caledonian Repository of Music 
B:Adapted for the Bagpipes (Glasgow, 1848, p. 36)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amix
a|A<AeA cAAe|dBcA BGGB|A<AeA café|dGB<B e2A:|
|:a|eA c2 eAcA|dGB<B dGBG|eA c2 eAcA|dGB<B e2A:|
d|c2a2 c<cae|g2 ef B<BdB|A<A a2 cAec|g2 dB e2 Ad|
c2a2 c<cae|g2 ef B<BdB|a<cc>a c>cec|g2 dB e2A||
|:a|e2 Ae cAAB|d2 Gd BGGB|e2 Aa cAec|dGB<B e2A:|
|:a|A<AcA dBcA|B<BcA dGGB|A<AcA dBcA|B<Bed cAA:|
e|A<AeA g2 e<a|c<cge dGGB|A<AeA g2 e<a|c<cac e2 g2|
agfe g2 e<a|c<cge dGGB|g2 ea cAea|gedB e2A||

X:1
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T:John MacEachinn's Big Tune
T:Porst Mohr Iain Ic Eachinn
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:MacDonald - Skye Collection  (1887)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:A
a|A<AeA cAAe|dBcA B=GGB|AaeA cAfe|d=GB<B e2A:|
|:a|eA c2 eAcA|d=GB<B dGBG|eA c2 eAcA|d=GB<B e2A:|
|:d|c2a2 c<cae|=g2 ef B<BdB|A<A a2 cAec|=g2 dB e2 Ad|
c2a2 c<cae|=g2 ef G<GdB|a>cc>a c>cec|g2 dB e2A||a|
e2 ae cAAB|d2 =Gd BGGB|e2 Aa cAec|d=GB<B e2A:|
|:a|A<AcA dBcA|B<BcA dGGB|AacA dBcA|B<Bed cAA:|
e|A<AeA =g2 e<a|c<c=ge dGGB|AaeA =g2 e<a|c<cac e2 =g2|
a=gfe g2 e<a|c<c=ge dGGB|=g2 ea cAea|gedB e2A||

John MacEachinn's Big Tune: Annotations