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Kissing Is The Best Of A’ reel

Also known as Kiss Is Best Of All, Kissin’ Is The Best Of A’, Kissing Is Best Of All, Kissing Is Best Of A´, Kissing Is The Best Of A’, Kissing Is The Best Of All.

There are 8 recordings of this tune.

Kissing Is The Best Of A' has been added to 46 tunebooks.

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Six settings

1
X: 1
T: Kissing Is The Best Of A'
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
c |: BGGB GBGc | BGGB gdec | BGGB GBGc | A=FFA c2 BA :|
B/2c/2d df gdec | B/2c/2d df g2 gd | B/2c/2d df gdec | A=FFA c2 BA |
B/2c/2d df gdec | B/2c/2d df g2 dg | egdg cgBg | A=FFA c2 BA |]
2
X: 2
T: Kissing Is The Best Of A'
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
d|cAAc AAAd|cAAc aAed|cAAc AAAd|BGGB d2cB:|
c/d/e eg aefd|c/d/e eg a2ae|c/d/e eg aefd| BGGB d2 cB|
c/d/e eg aefd|c/d/e eg a2ea|faea daca|BGGB d2cB|]
3
X: 3
T: Kissing Is The Best Of A'
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
B,G,G,B, G,G,CG, | B,G,G,B, G,G,CG, | B,G,G,B, G,G,CG, | A,A,A,A, A,A,A,A, :|
ECCE CC=FC | ECCE CC=FC | ECCE CC=FC | D_B,B,G, B,CDC :|
EA,A,E A,A,=FA, | EA,A,G A,A,=FA, | EA,A,E A,A,=FA, | G,A,A,G, A,CDC :|
ADDA DD _B2 | ADDd-d2-dc | ADDA DD_BD | _BAGA BAGB |
ADDA DD _B2 | ADDd-d2 d2 | dcAd cAdA | _BAGA BAGA ||
BGGB GGcG | BGGB gdec | BGGB GGcG | A=FAB ~c2 BA :|
Bcdf gdec | B/c/d df g4 |B/c/ddf gdec | A=FAB ~c2 BA |
Bcdf gdec | B/c/d df g2 dg | egdg cgBc | A=FAB ~c2 BA :|
4
X: 4
T: Kissing Is The Best Of A'
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
d|cAAc AAAd|cAAc aAed|cAAc AAAd|BGGB d2cB:|
c/d/e eg aefd|c/d/e eg a2ae|c/d/e eg aefd| BGGB d2 cB|
c/d/e eg aefd|c/d/e eg a2ea|faea daca|BGGB d2cB|]
5
X: 5
T: Kissing Is The Best Of A'
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
c|:(BG)GB (BG)Gc|BGGB gdec|(BG)GB (GB)Gc|A=FFA c2 BA:|
(B/c/d) df (gd)ec|(B/c/d) df g2 gd|(B/c/d) df (gd)ec|A=FFA c2 BA|
(B/c/d) df gded|(B/c/d) df g2 dg|egdg cgBg|A=FFA c2 BA||
6
X: 6
T: Kissing Is The Best Of A'
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
c|:(BG)GB (BG)Gc|BGGB gdec|(BG)GB (GB)Gc|A=FFA c2 BA:|
(B/c/d) df (gd)ec|(B/c/d) df g2 gd|(B/c/d) df (gd)ec|A=FFA c2 BA|
(B/c/d) df gded|(B/c/d) df g2 dg|egdg cgBg|A=FFA c2 BA||

Thirteen comments

The return of… [dun dun dunnnnn] the SKYE COLLECTION!!!

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Hmmm… I really don’t think the key is Adorian because of the F naturals which threw me off… Or am I right in choosing the current key as the actual key?

Looks to me like G Major. The last note is not a resolution, but just leads back into the repeat, where the tune resolves into G. The F naturals are just accidentals and aren’t as important to the key signature as the F sharps that occur elsewhere.

If you were to think about accompanying, I think you’d use mostly G Major chords, with a few very brief C Major chords and an F Major in the measures containing the F naturals.

First Bar

I learnt the first line of this as c | GBBG GGcG | BGBd gdec | GBBG GGcG | A=FFA c2BA :|

I think it’s more commonly heard in this form. I suspect it’s original a pipe (GHB) tune originally in A mix, brought down to G for the fiddle.

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Key

I’m quite sure the piece is (here) in G mixolydian. Main chords are G and F with C as the "third chord." I’d agree with the guess that the original was a pope tune brought down from the written A mixolydian (which sounds closer to Bb mixolydian, but that’s another story isn’t it 🙂

This is in David Glen’s Collection of Highland Bagpipe Music, book 3 from the 19th c. the pipe setting goes:

T:Kissing is the best of a’
R:Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
K:Hp
d|cAAc AAAd|cAAc aAed|cAAc AAAd|BGGB d2cB:|
c/d/e eg aefd|c/d/e eg a2ae|c/d/e eg aefd| BGGB d2 cB|
c/d/e eg aefd|c/d/e eg a2ea|faea daca|BGGB d2cB|]

Ben the Hoose

I have just spent the last couple of evenings transcribing the Hoose version of this tune. One day I might post it here…cracking tune on the fiddle and is going to be a favourite for a while!

Please do post it Rachael!

Watch this space

Thanks for the encouragement Tom…I will get round to it soon, promise! It may not be 100% "right" but close enough. Had it’s first airing this evening at a session and was great fun to play! 🙂

Ben the Hoose

Many thanks to BtH for the version I have just added. On their recording it goes like this…

ABABABCDEFEFCDEFEFCD

The last part is a simplified E and goes into Tamlin.

It is a reel but played ONE two three ONE two three One two. Lovely!

If you pick up any glaring errors do let me know and I will edit my setting 🙂

Kiss Is Best Of All

A Scottish reel from the MacDonald - Skye Collection (1887)

Kiss Is Best Of All, X:2

MacDonald - Skye Collection (1887)

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You are right, how can i remove a tune?