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The Shetland Turtle reel

There are 3 recordings of this tune.

The Shetland Turtle has been added to 4 tune sets.

The Shetland Turtle has been added to 30 tunebooks.

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Two settings

1
X: 1
T: The Shetland Turtle
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amin
EABA cABA|EABA cABA|deee gedB|GABd eedB|
EABA cABA|EABA cABA|deee gedB|GABd BAAA:|
|:A2 za geag|e^fge dBAF|G2 cG eGcG|
deee gedB|A2 za geag|e^fge dBAF|
[1 GA B/^c/d gedB|GABd BAAA:|2 GA B/^c/d gefd|eggg edBG||
2
X: 2
T: The Shetland Turtle
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amin
EABA cABA|EABA cABA|de e/e/e gedB|GABd e2 dB|
eABA cABA|EABA cABA|de e/e/e gedB|GABd BA A/A/A:|
|:A2 za geag|e^fge dBAF|G2 eG cGeG|de e/e/e gedB|
A2 za geag|e^fge dBAF|GA B/^c/d gedB|GABd BA A/A/A:|

Five comments

The Shetland Turtle

A Calum McCrimmon tune I believe, from Breabach album “The Desperate Battle of the Birds”

The Shetland Turtle

WAS there a Shetland turtle?!..

I learnt it ever so slightly different -- posted!