The Spey In Spate

"The Spey in Spate", a traditional tune in Scotland.

Normally it's played on a fiddle or banjo etc but it's not

too difficult to play on the guitar, if you start slowly.

I've included chords to be played as an accompaniment by your

friend: make sure he/she provides a strong rhythm without drowning

out the melody.

This tune is a 2/4 reel - there are 8 semi-quavers (also known as

sixteenth notes) per bar (measure). These are marked as dots

underneath each bar. Bars 9, 11 and 13 start with a pair of

demi-semi-quavers (thirty-secondths?). The 3 notes in the intro bar

(also to be played as part of the last bar if repeating the tune) should

be played as a triplet.

Hopefully I will post some more traditional Scots/Irish tunes

arranged for guitar, if anyone's interested.

Intro bar

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E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-0-------------

B-----------------|-3-2-0-----------|---------------0-|-----2-----------

G---------------2-|-------2-1-2-----|-----0-------0---|-------2-0-------

D-0---4-0---0-4---|-------------4-0-|-2-----2---2-----|-----------2-----

A---------0-------|-----------------|---------2-------|-------------4-0-

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------

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E-----------------|---------------2-|-3-0-2---0-------|-----------------

B-----------------|-3---2---0-------|-------3---2-3-0-|-------------0-2-

G---------------2-|-------------2---|-----------------|-2---0-----2-----

D-0---4-0---0-4---|---0---0---0-----|-----------------|---4---2-0-------

A---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------

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E-----2-----------|---------2-5-3-2-|-000-3-0---0-----|---------0-3-2-0-

B-333---3---3-----|-------3---------|---------0-----0-|-------2---------

G---------2-----2-|-----2-----------|-------------0---|-----2-----------

D-------------4---|-0-4-------------|-----------------|---2-------------

A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------

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E-----2-----------|---------2-5-3-2-|-3-0-2---0-------|-----------------

B-333---3---3-----|-------3---------|-------3---2-3---|-----------------

G---------2-----2-|-----2-----------|---------------0-|-2---0-----------

D-------------4---|-0-4-------------|-----------------|---4---2-0-------

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Malcolm Hannah (eermih@dct.ac.uk) Dundee, Scotland