Wild Mountain Thyme (Traditional Scottish) - arr. by Frank Perkins (2018) https://www.frankperkins.co.uk/music - frank@frankperkins.co.uk see Notes & Legend below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 26 December 2019 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/anon_wild_mountain_thyme.mid audio: https://soundcloud.com/weed-49/wild-mountain-thyme - Frank Perkins standard tuning: E A D G B E key: A major time: 4/4 0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------|----------0-----------0--|----------------------0--| B|-------|-------0-----3-----------|-2-----------------2-----| G|-------|----9-----------6--------|----4--------------------| D|-7--9--|-11----------------4-----|-------2===========------| A|-------|-------------0===========|-0===========------------| E|-------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 3 3 1 1 4 2 2 4 1 2 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-2--------2--0--------0--|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|----0-----------0--------|----------0-----------0--|-2--2-----2--0-----------| G|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----2-----2-----|-4--------------1-----2--| D|-0===========------------|----4--------------------|-2-----2-----------0-----| A|-------------4===========|-5=======================|-0===========------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------0===========| 2 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 4 4 4 1 c2__________ arp. arp. arp. arp. 6 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------------------|-2--------2--2--------0--|----0-----------------0--| B|-------------0-----2--5--|-5-----5--------0--------|-2-----------2-----2-----| G|----2========------2-----|-2--2--------------1-----|-4--------4--------------| D|-4=================0=====|-0===========------------|-2-----2=================| A|-5=================------|-------------------------|-0=======================| E|-5=================2=====|-------------0===========|-------------------------| 2 1 4 4 4 4 1 2 1 2 4 2 2 4 3 4 1 3 2 1 arp. arp. 9 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|----0--------0-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-7-----7-----------2-----|-0-----------------0--2--|-3--------2--0-----------| G|----0-----------1--------|----2--------2-----2-----|-2-----2--------2-----2--| D|-7-----7-----------------|-0=====---4--------0=====|-0--0--------------0-----| A|-5===========------------|-------4-----------------|-------------2===========| E|-------------0===========|-------------------------|-2===========------------| 4 4 1 2 1 3 4 1 4 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 arp. 12 | . | . | . | . | , . , | . | . | . e|-------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|----------0--------------|-----------------------------0-----| G|----2-----2--2-----2-----|-----------------------2-----2-----| D|-4-----------4--------4--|-2-4-2==============4--0-----0-----| A|-5=======================|-0=====================------------| E|-5=======================|-----------------------2-----3-----| 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 2 2 4 2 3 3 1 3 c2__________ F. arp. 14 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|----------------0-----0--|-2-----------2--------0--|----0-----------------0--| B|-------------0-----------|-5--5-----5-----0--------|-2-----------2-----2-----| G|----------6--------6-----|-2-----2-----------1-----|-4--------4--------------| D|-------7-----------------|-0===========------------|-2-----2=================| A|----7--------------------|-------------------------|-0=======================| E|-5=======================|-------------0===========|-------------------------| 3 4 2 2 4 4 4 2 1 2 4 2 2 1 4 1 1 M M arp. 17 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-2--------2--020---------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|----3-----------0-----2--|-020---------------0--2--|-3--------2--0-----------| G|-------2-----------1-----|----2--------2-----------|-2--2-----------2-----2--| D|-0===========------------|-0=====---4--------------|-0-----0-----------0-----| A|-------------------------|-------4=================|-------------2===========| E|-------------0===========|-------------------------|-2=======================| 2 3 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 3 4 1 1 4 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 arp. arp. 20 | . | . | . | . | , . , | . | . | . e|-------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|----------0--------------|-----------------------------0-----| G|----2-----2--2-----2-----|-----------------------2-----2-----| D|-4-----------4--------4--|-2-4-2===========4-----0-----0-----| A|-5=======================|-0=====================------------| E|-5=======================|-----------------------2-----3-----| 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 2 4 3 3 1 3 c5____ 22 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------------------|-------------7-----5--7--|-9--------9--7--------5--| B|----------2-----------2--|----------5--------------|-------------------5-----| G|-------4-----4-----4-----|-------7--------7--------|-------9--------7--------| D|----2-----------2--------|----7--------------------|----7--------------------| A|-0=======================|-0=======================|-9===========0===========| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 4 2 4 1 4 2 2 3 1 4 3 1 4 4 1 3 4 4 3 2 c9 c9________________ arp. arp. 25 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|----5========------9--12-|-14-------14-14-------12-|-9--12-------9-----9--12-| B|-7-----------12----9-----|----0-----------0--------|-9--------9--------------| G|-6-----------------9-----|-------14----------13----|-9-----9-----9-----------| D|-0=================------|-12==========------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------0=====|-------------------------|-0=======================| E|-------------------------|-------------12==========|-------------------------| 4 1 4 4 4 3 4 4 2 4 4 1 4 2 1 1 c9__________ arp. 28 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-14-------14-12----9-----|-7-p5--------5-----7--9--|-10-------9--7-----5-----| B|----12----------9--------|----------7--7-----------|----0--------------------| G|-------11----------9-----|-------6-----6-----------|-------7--9--7-----6-----| D|-0===========------------|-0===========0===========|-------------------------| A|-------------0===========|-------------------------|-9===========------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 4 2 1 4 4 4 1 2 3 1 4 4 4 1 4 4 1 3 3 3 2 2 3 arp. arp. C2 c2 31 | . | . | . | . | , . , | . | . | . e|----5========------------|-0-2-0===========2=====---------5--| B|-7-----------------------|-2---------------2=====------3-----| G|-6-----------------------|-1---------------2=====---4--------| D|-0===========7-----4-----|-----------------------4-----------| A|-0===========9-----5-----|-0===============2--0--------------| E|-------------------------|-----------------------------------| 4 1 1 1 3 4 2 3 1 4 2 3 2 1 arp. F. 33 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-7=======================|-0-----------------0-----|-------------------------| B|-5=======================|----6-----------6-----6--|-------------------------| G|-7=======================|-------5-----5-----------|-5===========------------| D|-7=======================|----------0==============|============<7>==========| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-6=========--------------|-------------------------| 4 3 1 1 3 3 1 3 2 2 36 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------0-----------|-------------12==========|=============-----------|| B|-------5--0-----0--5-----|-------5--0==============|=============-----------|| G|----6-----------------6--|----6====================|=============-----------|| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| A|-0=======================|-0=======================|=============-----------|| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| 3 1 1 3 3 1 4 rit. Notes & Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The lyrics and melody are a variant of the song 'The Braes of Balquhither' by Scottish poet Robert Tannahill (1774-1810), a contemporary of Robert Burns. Tannahill's original song, first published in Robert Archibald Smith's 'Scottish Mistrel' (1821-24), is about the hills (braes) around Balquhidder near Lochearnhead. Like Burns, Tannahill collected and adapted traditional songs, and 'The Braes of Balquither' may have been based on the traditional song 'The Brase o' Bowhether'." - Frank Perkins The tempo of the MIDI is 76 bpm (beats per minute - quarter notes). left hand fingering below the tab - 1 - index finger 2 - middle finger 3 - ring finger 4 - little finger (pinky) === - notes held, length of notes arp. - arpeggiate - ripple upwards from the lowest note to the highest note c2 - part barre on the 2nd fret with the 1st finger C2 - barre on the 2nd fret with the 1st finger c5 - part barre on the 5th fret with the 1st finger c9 - part barre on the 9th fret with the 1st finger F. - Fermata - pause, note(s) held for longer than their value M - upper mordent (ornament) - play main note, followed by the note above (in the scale), and then return to original note - (may be extended) p - (between the notes) pull-off rit. - ritenuto - slowing down, suddenly slower <7> - natural (open) harmonic on the 7th fret ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org if you come across any mistakes please let me know - weed@wussu.com