X:1
T:The Bonny Bunch of Roses
B:Traditional Ballad Airs, W. Christie. Vol.II, 1881, p.232.
S:"A native of Aberdeenshire", 1850.
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
M:4/4
K:C G|c2 (d3/f/) (e3/c/)(d3/B/)|c3 A {A} G2 (FE)|~F2 (GA) (_BA)(GF)|
w:Near by the_ swell_ing_ o-cea-an, One_ morn-ing_ in_ the_ {F}E2 C2 C3 G|c2 (d3/f/) (e3/c/)(d3/B)/|(c3 A) {A}G2 (FE)|~F2 (GA) (_BA)(GF)|
w:month of June, While fea-the'd_ warb_ling_ song_sters Their_ charm-ing_ notes_ did_ {F}E2 C2 C2 z (D3/4E/4)|F3 E F2 (GA)|(_B3 A) G2 (F3/E/)|
w:sweet-ly tune, I_ o-ver heard a_ la_dy La_ F2 G2 c2 (d3/f/)|e2 d2{cd} c3 G|c2 (d3/f/) (e3/c/)(d3/B/)|
w:ment-ing in sad_ grief and woe, And talk-ing_ with_ young_ c3 A {A}G2 (FE)|~F2 GA _BAGF|{F}E2 C2 C4 z|]
w:Bo-na-parte Con_cern-ing the bon-ny Bunch of Ros-es, O. The tune is decorated, so I haven't been able to check the abc completely; my fingers are crossed. This time, the ~ really does indicate a turn. The second note in the thirteenth bar is marked for a trill, but I don't know how that would be expressed in abc; if indeed it can be. Edited By Malcolm Douglas - 9/14/2002 8:35:51 PM Preview: User name: Enter password: Link makerPlease read our notes on posting html.Contact us