Pipe tunes

This is really just a list of some of the tunes I play or have played on the bagpipes. I’ve included the dots for some of the ones that I’ve forgotten over the years and want to relearn (some of these include gracenotes some don’t).

6/8 Marches

  • Farewell to the Creek
  • The Heights of Cassino
  • Leaving Port Askaig

Heavy 2/4s

  • The Clan MacColl
  • Major Manson at Clachantruiseal
  • The Conundrum
  • Father John MacMillan of Barra
  • Donald Maclean’s Farewell to Oban

Light 2/4s

  • 79ths Farewell to Gibraltar
  • Highland laddie
  • The Earl of Mansield
  • High Road to Linton - e>f eA | c A e4 |
  • The Road to the Isles

4/4 Marches

3/4 Retreats

  • Green Hills of Tyroll
  • When the Battle’s O’er
  • Magersfontein
  • Lochanside

9/8 Retreats

  • The Battle of The Somme
  • Dagshai Heights

Strathspeys

  • The Marquis of Huntly
  • Captain Horne

Reels

  • Mrs MacLeod of Rassay
  • High Road to Linton
  • Traditional
  • Kalabakan
  • The Brolum

Hornpipes

  • Crossing the Minch
  • P/M George Allan
  • Old Toasty
  • Ruthven Market

Jigs

  • Hammer on the Anvil - G3 b3 | G2 b bbb |
  • The Judges Dilema - AAA CCC | BBB G2b |
  • Kenny Gilles of Portnalong
  • Skylark’s Ascension
  • The Price of a Pig - ede AAA| bAb GGG |
  • Kenny Gillies of Portnalong
  • Troy’s Wedding
  • The Curlew - d3 A2 d | bAA dbA |
  • Donella Beaton c2b cAA | bAA GAA |
  • Jig of Slurs
  • Kesh Jig / Rocking the Baby

Slow airs

  • Flower of Scotland

To (re)learn / brush up

Skylark’s Ascension

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The Meeting of the Waters

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Major David Manson

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Captain Carswell

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91st at Modder River

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John McDonald of Glencoe

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