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Ghoid Iad Mo Bhean Uam An Reir strathspey

Also known as They Stole My Wife From Me Last Night, They Stole My Wife Last Night, Traditional Gaelic Melody.

There are 2 recordings of this tune.

Ghoid Iad Mo Bhean Uam An Reir has been added to 1 tune set.

Ghoid Iad Mo Bhean Uam An Reir has been added to 63 tunebooks.

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Six settings

1
X: 1
T: Ghoid Iad Mo Bhean Uam An Reir
R: strathspey
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amin
|:e3 d c3 d|c A3 A4|c3 A G3 A|G E3 E4|
e3 d c3 d|c A3 A4|G3 D E G3|A8:|
|:A4 A3 G|A4 A4|G3 E D3 E|C2 D2 E2 G2|
A4 A3 G|A4 A4|G3 D E G3|A8:|
2
X: 2
T: Ghoid Iad Mo Bhean Uam An Reir
R: strathspey
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amin
|:e>dc>d c<A A2|c>AG>A G<E E2|e>dc>d d<A A2|G>DE<G A4:|
|:A2 A>G A2 A2|G>ED>E CDEG|A2 A>G A2 A2|G>DE<G A4:|
3
X: 3
T: Ghoid Iad Mo Bhean Uam An Reir
R: strathspey
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amin
e>dc>d cA A2|c>AG>A GE E2|e>dc>d dA A2|G>DE>G A2 A2:|
A<AA>G A<A A2|G>ED>E C>D E2|A<AA>G A<A A2|G>D E<G A2 A,2:|
4
X: 4
T: Ghoid Iad Mo Bhean Uam An Reir
R: strathspey
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:d3/2c/B3/2c/ B/G3/2G2|B3/2G/F3/2G/ FDD2|d3/2c/B3/2c/ B/G3/2G2|
F3/2C/D/ ^F3/2 G4|d3/2c/B3/2c/ B/G3/2 G2|B3/2G/F3/2G/ Fm/Dm/D2|
d3/2c/B3/2c/ B/G3/2G2|F3/2C/D/^F3/2 G4|G2G/F3/2 G2G2|
F3/2D/C3/2D/ B,3/2C/DF|G2G3/2F/ G2G2|F3/2C/D/^F3/2 G4|
G2G3/2F/ G2G2|F3/2D/C3/2D/ B,3/2C/DF|G2G3/2F/ G2G2|
F3/2C/D/^F3/2 G4:|G2G 3/2F/ G2G2|^F3/2C/D/^F3/2 G4|
5
X: 5
T: Ghoid Iad Mo Bhean Uam An Reir
R: strathspey
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Bmin
|f3e d3e|dB3 B4|d3B A3B|AF3 F4|
f3e d3e|dB3 B4|A3E FA3|B8||
B4 B3A|B4 B4|A3F E3F|D2 E2 F2 A2|
B4 B3A|B4 B4|A3E FA3|B8||
# Added by JACKB .
6
X: 6
T: Ghoid Iad Mo Bhean Uam An Reir
R: strathspey
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmin
|:d3/2c/B3/2c/ B/G3/2G2|B3/2G/F3/2G/ FDD2|d3/2c/B3/2c/ B/G3/2G2|F3/2C/ D/F3/2 G4:|
|:G2G3/2F/ G2G2|F3/2D/C3/2D/ B,3/2C/DF|G2G3/2F/ G2G2|F3/2C/ D/F3/2 G4:|

Eight comments

Tune type

I don’t actually know anything about tune forms… I just picked the thing it sounded most like, but I’m not sure if it’s correct. Fraser adds lots of ornaments, of course, but these are the bones.

Another possible way to look at it? ~

X: 1
T: Traditional Gaelic Melody
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: strathspey
K: Amin
|: e>dc>d c<A A2 | c>AG>A G<E E2 |
e>dc>d d<A A2 | G>DE<G A4 :|
|: A2 A>G A2 A2 | G>ED>E CDEG |
A2 A>G A2 A2 | G>DE<G A4 :|

Traditional Gaelic Melody

Milknut, can you tell us more about the tune. Where did you get it, for example?

Traditional Gaelic Melody

First heard it on “The Road North” by Alasdair Fraser and Paul Machlis. I’ve seen the sheet music elsewhere, but I’m not sure where.

I like the name.

Traditional Gaelic Melody

Colin McEwen emailed me to say that this tune is called “Ghoid iad mo bhean uam an reir” in the Patrick McDonald collection (1784).

X: 1
T: Ghoid iad mo bhean uam an reir
S: Patrick McDonald Collection, 1784 (facsimilie 2000)
Z: Nigel Gatherer
M: 4/4
K: Amin
|e>dc>d cA A2 | c>AG>A GE E2 | e>dc>d dA A2 | G>DE>G A2 A2 :|
A<AA>G A<A A2 | G>ED>E C>D E2 | A<AA>G A<A A2 | G>DE<G A2 A,2 :|

Re: Ghoid Iad Mo Bhean Uam An Reir

Anyone know how to pronounce it? Especially with the IPA?