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The Three Sisters reel

By Barry Kerr

There are 10 recordings of this tune.

The Three Sisters has been added to 12 tune sets.

The Three Sisters has been added to 111 tunebooks.

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Five settings

1
X: 1
T: The Three Sisters
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Emin
EBBE cEBG|EBBA AGGF|EBBE cEBE|BBGB FGGG|
EBBE cEBG|EBBG AGFD|BBGz AGGF|1 EGFD EEEG:|2 EGFD EEEg||
ezgg eggg|fffz aggf|e2gg eggg|fdaf gfed
ezgg eBeg|fffz aggg|baga agaa|1 egfd eeeg:|2 egfd e3B||
2
X: 2
T: The Three Sisters
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Emin
|:EBBE cEBG|EBBA AGGF|EBBE cEBE|BBGB FGAF|
EBBE cEBG|EBBG AGFD|BBGB AGGF|1 EGFD E3G:|2 EGFD E3g||
|:e3g eg g2|f3g aggf|e3g eg g2|fdaf gfed
e3g eBeg|f3g aggf|bgaf gfed|1 egfd e3g:|2 egfd e3B||
# Added by JACKB .
3
X: 3
T: The Three Sisters
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Emin
|:EBBE cEBG|EBBG AGFD|EBBE cEBE|A3G FGAF|
EBBE cEBG|EBBG AGFD|B3G AGFD|1 EGFD E3G:|2 EGFD E3g||
|:e3g eg g2|f3g aggf|e3g eg g2|fdaf gfed
e3g eBeg|f3g aggf|bgaf gfed|1 egfd e3g:|2 egfd e3B||
# Added by JACKB .
4
X: 4
T: The Three Sisters
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Emin
|:EBBE cEBE|E/E/E BA AFG{D}F|E2 BE cEBE|B3A AGGF|
E2 BE cEBE|E/E/E BE AGFD|B2B.G AGGF|1 E/F/GFD E3G:|2 E/F/GFD E3g||
|:e~g3 egag|fade fa~a2|e~g3 egag|fedB e3z|
e~g3 e~g3|fade faa2|bgaf gefd|1 e/f/g fd e3g:|2 egfd e3B||
|:EBBE cEBE|~E2 BA AFJGJF|E2 BE cEBE|B/c/B GB AFED|
E2 BE cEBe|~e2 BE AFJG{D}F|B2GB AG.GF|1 E/F/GFD E3G:|2 E/F/GFD E3g||
|:e~g3 egag|fAde fa~a2|e~g3 egag|fedB e3d|
e~g3 egagh|fAde f/g/a.a2|b/a/g af g/f/e fd|1 eg f/e/d e3g:|2 egfd||
5
X: 5
T: The Three Sisters
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Emin
|:EBBE cEBG|EBBE AGFD|EBBE cEBG|A3G FGAB|
EBBE cEBG|EBBE AGFD|B3G AGFD|1 EGFD E3G:|2 EGFD E3g||
|:e3g eg g2|f3g agfd|e3g eg g2|fdaf gfed
e3g eBeg|f3g aggf|bgaf gfed|1 egfd e3g:|2 egfd e3B||
# Added by JACKB .

Nine comments

Source: Barry Kerr
Transcrtiption: g.m.p.

Submitted in response to a request.

I think this is a very flute setting.
Please someone post a fiddle setting.

Thanks for this good transcription !

Thanx for this transcription, that was the one I was waiting for ! I first heard this tune when someone gave it to listen for the bodhran playing…… but the flute playing was great as well !

Question

Is it a traditional tune??

Named after a famous bar in Edinburgh?

Barry wrote this tune himself. After a Lough Neagh legend, a treacherous current called the Three Sisters.

Three Sisters

This is a fantastic tune, I play it slightly different, here’s my abc.
|:EBBE cEBG|EBBA AGGF|EBBE cEBE|BBGB FGAF|
EBBE cEBG|EBBG AGFD|BBGB AGGF|1EGFD E3G:|2EGFD E3g||
|:e3g eg g2|f3g aggf|e3g eg g2|fdaf gfed
|e3g eBeg|f3g aggf|bgaf gfed|1egfd e3g:|2egfd e3B||

Posted by .

My Version

X: 1
T: Three Sisters, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Emin
|:EBBE cEBG|EBBG AGFD|EBBE cEBE|A3G FGAF|
EBBE cEBG|EBBG AGFD|B3G AGGF|1EGFD E3G:|2EGFD E3g||
|:e3g eg g2|f3g aggf|e3g eg g2|fdaf gfed
e3g eBeg|f3g aggf|bgaf gfed|1egfd e3g:|2egfd e3B|

Posted by .

Re: The Three Sisters

Thanks, Barry, for this really lovely Tune. I am delighted and looking forward to play it on my (Suttner-)Concertina. Theodore