X: 1
T: Road to the Isles
O: Scotland
C: Kenneth MacLeod
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
S: Identical to that from the Slow Jam Session Book 1
Z:Identical to that from the Slow Jam Session Book 1
N: Often played without repeats.
N: Possibly written by a John MacLellan of Dunoon.
N: Also known as 'The Burning Sands of Egypt' and 'The Bens of Jura'.
N: F:http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Scotland/misc/RoadToIsles_D.abc	 2006-06-06 14:26:05 UT
K: D
|: A>d \
|| "D"f4 a>f e>f | "G"d>e d>c B2 d>c \
| B<G B>c "D"d>e f<a | "Em"e4- "A7"e2A>d |
| "D"f4 a>f e>f | "G"d>e d>c B2 g2 \
|"D"f<a f>d "A7"A>c e>c | "D"d2-"G"d2-"D"d2 :|
|: f>g \
|| "D"a>A ~A2 f>A ~A2 | "G"d>e d>c B2 d>c \
| B<G B>c "D"d>e f<a | "Em"e4- "A7"e2f>g |
| "D"a>A ~A2 f>A ~A2 | "G"d>e d>c B2 g2 \
|"D"f<a f>d "A7"A>c e>c | "D"d2-"G"d2-"D"d2 :|

X:2
T:Road to the Isles
C:Trad.
R:Barndance
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
A>d|:"D"f4 a>fe>f|"G"d>ed>c B2 d>c|B>GB>c d>e f<a|"A"e6 A>d|
"D"f4 a>fe>f|"G"d>ed>c B2 g2|"D"f>af>d "A"A>c e<c|1 "D"d6 A>d:|2 "D"d6 fg|
|:"D"a>AA>A f>AA>A|"G"d>ed>c B2 d>c|B>GB>c d>e f<a|"A"e6 f>g|
"D"a>AA>A f>AA>A|"G"d>ed>c B2 g2|"D"f>af>d "A"A>c e<c|1 "D"d6 fg:|2 "D"d6 z2|

X: 3
T:Road to the Isles
C:Traditional
O:Scotland
M:4/4
R:march
L:1/8
Q:1/8=200
N: http://everythingdulcimer.com/tab/roadd.abc	 2006-06-06 14:26:58 UT
K:D
|: A3/2d/2 | "D"f4 "D7"a3/2f/2e3/2f/2 | d3/2e/2d3/2c/2 "G"B2d3/2c/2 |
w:A_ far croon- in is_ pull-in' me a- way As take
w:It's by Shiel wat-_er the track is to the west, By_
w:The blue is-lands_ are_ pull-in' me a-way Their_
B3/2G/2B3/2c/2 "D"d3/2e/2f/2a3/2 | "A"e6 "A7"A3/2d/2 |
w:I_ wi' my cro-mak to the road. The far
w:Ail-lort and by Mor-ar to the sea. The cool
w:laugh-ter puts the leap up-on the lame. The blue
"D"f4 "D7"a3/2f/2e3/2f/2 | d3/2e/2d3/2c/2 "G"B2g2 |
w:cool-ins_ are_ put-tin' love on me, As
w:cress-es_ I am think-in' of for pluck and
w:is-lands_ from the Sker-ries to the Lewis wi'
"D"f/2a3/2f3/2d/2 "A"A3/2c/2 e/2c3/2 | "D"d6 |
w:step I wi' the sun-light for my load.
w:brack-en for a wink on Mo-ther knee.
w:hea-ther ho-ney taste up-on each name.
|| f3/2g/2 | "D"a3/2A/2 A3/2A/2 "D7"f3/2A/2 A3/2A/2 | "D"d3/2e/2d3/2c/2 "G"B2d3/2c/2 |
w:Sure, by Tum-mel and Loch Ran-noch and Loch-a-ber I will go, By_
B3/2G/2B3/2c/2 "D"d3/2e/2f/2a3/2 | "A"e6 "A7"f3/2g/2 |
w:hea-ther tracks wi' hea-ven in their wiles. If its
"D"a3/2A/2 A3/2A/2 "D7"f3/2A/2 A3/2A/2 | "D"d3/2e/2d3/2c/2 "G"B2g2 |
w:think-in' in your in-ner heart the brag-garts in my step, You've
"D"f/2a3/2f3/2d/2 "A"A3/2c/2e/2c3/2 | "D"d6 :|
w:ne-ver smelt the tan-gle of the Isles.


X: 4
T: Road to the Isles
O: Scotland
C: Kenneth MacLeod
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
N: Often played without repeats.
N: Possibly written by a John MacLellan of Dunoon.
N: Also known as 'The Burning Sands of Egypt' and 'The Bens of Jura'.
N: http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Scotland/misc/RoadToIsles_D.abc	 2006-06-06 14:26:05 UT
K: D
|: A>d \
|| "D"f4 a>f e>f | "G"d>e d>c B2 d>c \
| B<G B>c "D"d>e f<a | "Em"e4- "A7"e2A>d |
| "D"f4 a>f e>f | "G"d>e d>c B2 g2 \
|"D"f<a f>d "A7"A>c e>c | "D"d2-"G"d2-"D"d2 :|
|: f>g \
|| "D"a>A ~A2 f>A ~A2 | "G"d>e d>c B2 d>c \
| B<G B>c "D"d>e f<a | "Em"e4- "A7"e2f>g |
| "D"a>A ~A2 f>A ~A2 | "G"d>e d>c B2 g2 \
|"D"f<a f>d "A7"A>c e>c | "D"d2-"G"d2-"D"d2 :|

X: 5
T: Road To The Isles, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Gmaj
|:DG|B4d>BA>B|G>AG>F E2G2|E>CE<G D>GB<d|A6 D>G|
B4d>BA>B|G>AG>F E2c2|B<dB>G D>FA<F|G6:|
|:B>c|d>DD/D/D B>DD/D/D|G>AG>F E2G2|E>CE<G D>GB<d|A6 B>c|
d>DD/D/D B>DD/D/D|G>AG>F E2c2|B<dB>G D>FA<F|G6:|

X: 6
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Gmaj
DG|B3c dBAB|GAGF E2GF|ECEG DGBd|A3B A2DG|
B3c dBAB|GAGF E2cA|BdBG DFAF|G2GFG2:|
|:Bc|dDD/D/D BDD/D/D|GAGF E2GF|ECEG DGBd|A3B A2Bc|
dDD/D/D BDD/D/D|GAGF E2cA|BdBG DFAF|G2GF G2:|

X: 7
T:The Road to the Isles
M:4/4
L:1/16
K:G
 z8 z4 D3- G| B8 d3- B A3 B| G A3 G3 F E4 G3- F| E C3 E3 F G3 A B3 d| A12 D3- G|
 B8 d3- B A3 B| G A3 G3 F E4 c4| B d3 B3 G D3 F A3 F| G12 B3 c|
 d D3 D3 Dd D3 D3 D| G A3 G3 F E4 G3- F| E C3 E3 F G3 A B3 d| A12 B3 c|
 d D3 D3 Dd D3 D3 D| G A3 G3 F E4 c4| B d3 B3 G D3 F A3 F| G12 D3 G|
 B8 d3- B A3 B| G A3 G3 F E4 c4| B d3 B3 G D3 F A3 F| G12 z4|

X: 8
T: Road to the Isles
C: R-17
M: C
Z: Transcribed to abc by Mary Lou Knack
R: strathspey
K: G
D>G| "G"B4 "G7"d>BA>B| "C"G>AG>F E2G>F| E>CE>F "A7"G>AB<d| "D"A6 "D7"D>G|
"G"B4 "G7"d>BA>B| "C"G>AG>F E2c2| B<d"G"B>G "D"D>F A<F| "G"G6 |]
B>c| "G"d>D (3DDD "G7"B>D (3DDD| "C"G>AG>F E2G>F| E>CE>F "A7"G>AB<d| "D"A6 "D7"B>c|
"G"d>D (3DDD "G7"B>D (3DDD| "C"G>AG>F E2c2| B<d"G"B>G "D"D>FA<F| "G"G6 |]