The Gathering

Hi Nigel,

At the end of the 4th full bar of the B-part, should the last two notes be E>A instead on E>c ... ? (i.e. similar to the 'A' lead-in note for the B-part)

Thanks
Ian

T: Jessie Smith
R: strathspey
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: D
|: d | A<FF>E D>A G/F/E/D/ | A<FF>A B2 Bd |
A<FF>E D>A G/F/E/D/ | G<BA>F E2 E :|
[| A | d2 f>d B>e d/c/B/A/ | d>ef>d B2 B>A |
d>ef>d B>e d/c/B/A/ | d>BA<F E2 E>c |
d2 f>d B>e d/c/B/A/ | d>ef>d B2 B>g |
(3fed (3cde (3dcB (3ABc | d>BA<F E2 E |]

Ian says, "...should the last two notes be..."

Well, it's not that they should be, it's just that they could be. I've played this tune for many years as you know, so this the way I play it. The c sharp seems right to me.

I'll see what recorded versions I have in my database...

Alasdair Fraser, The Driven Bow
Yup, he also plays a c sharp at that point (hee hee - Alasdair Fraser agrees with me!)

Anyway, playing an A at that point wouldn't be wrong, and wouldn't sound out of place.

Jessie Smith

One chord you might have at that point is an A7, so if someone plays an A and somebody else plays a C# you're halfway towards getting it. Volunteers to play the E and G?

A lot of traditional tunes sound better when slightly different variants are played simultaneously.