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This notation is pretty simple; dark circles mean covered holes; empty circles mean uncovered holes; a '+' below means to blow harder to get the upper octave; a '#' below means this note is too low for the whistle chosen and you'll have to fake it :) The author of this program always plays accidentals by closing holes, so you'll never see half-covered holes.

When I was starting, I found notation like this to be very helpful, and I know plenty of people who have trouble reading music who find this notation easier. Good luck!

Lizzie Lindsay

(C whistle)

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(Choose a whistle key: A B C D E F G Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb A# B# C# D# E# F# G#)
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Lizzie Lindsay

 "Will ye gang tae the hielands, Lizzie Lindsay,
 Will ye gang tae the hielands wi' me?
 Will ye gang tae the hielands, Lizzie Lindsay,
 My bride and my darling to be?"

 Then I spoke tae Lizzie's old mother,
 And a cantie old body was she,
 "Mon, if I was as young as my daughter,
 I'd gang tae the hielands wi' thee."

 Then I spoke tae Lizzie's wee sister,
 And a bonnie wee lassie was she,
 "Mon, if I was as old as my sister,
 I'd gang tae the hielands wi' thee."

 "But to gang to the hielands wi' you, sir,
 I dinna ken who that may be,
 For I ken no' the land that you live in,
 Nor I ken no' the lad I'm goin' wi'."

 "Oh, Lizzie, I  you maun ken little,
 When I see that you dinna ken me,
 My name is Lord Ranald McDonald,
 I'm the chief of the highland degree."

 So she kilted her coats of green satin,
 And she kilted them up to her knee,
 And she's of wi' Lord Ranald McDonald
 His bride and his darling tae be.

 from singing of Joe Hickerson 1984
Child #226
recorded by Belle Stewart
  and Nye Early English Ballads
SOF

Thanks to Mudcat for the Digital Tradition!