BAGPIPE TUNES

Ode to Joy (C for lower pitch or F for higher pitch)
Amazing grace (A – D – F)
Flower of Scottland (F – E – D)
Oh Suzanne A – B – C
Skye Boat Song (A -B – A)
Mull of Kintyre (A – B – D)
Scotland the Brave(A – B – C)
Greensleeves(A – D – E)
Against the wind ( A – D – E) Low G
The Rose (D -E – F)
Sarie Marais(A – D – E)
Gael (D first part….. B second part
Highland Cathedral (D – E – F)
Banks of Ohio (A – C – A)
The River (E – D – C)
Teddy Bears Picnic (A – D – F)
Inkosi(Start Low A – D – C)
Grandfather clock (A)
Happy birthday(A – B – A)
Saints go marching(A – D – E)
Lion Sleeps(A – D – E)
Ou Brandewyn(A – D – E)
Nessum Dorma (D – E – F)
First NowelL (B – A -G)
Mus I Denn( A -C – D)
Wish you a merry christmas(A – D -E)
Frere Jacques (A – B – C – A)
When love comes in(A – D – E)
Meadowlands ( E – D – F)
Takela (A – D – C )
Circle of life (C – D – E)
For all we know(Ah – F – Gh) Low G
Chariots of fire(A – D – E) ..then Ah – G – F
Flowers gone (E – F – E)
How many roads (E – F – E)
Click song(E – C -E)
Raindrops keep falling (C – D – C)
For all we know (Ah – F – Gh) Low G
Abide by me ( C – B – A)
Bobbejaan klim berg (A – D – A)
Marching to Pta ( A – B – D)Low G (E-Gh-Ah)
Jou/my kombers (F – Ah – Gh)(C-E-D)
Alibame( C – D -E)
Mamma Themba’s wedding (C – D – E)
Shosholoza(A – B – C)
Favourite things (A – D – E)
Can you feel the love (Ah – F – E)
Brahms Lullaby (C – E – C)
Heal the world(A – B – C)
You raise me up(A – D – F) D rep
Fill world with love (C – D – E)
Then I kissed her (A – D – E) Gh rep
Rock around the clock ( A – C – E)
Wondering star (A – B – C – E )
Green Hills of Tyron(A – D – E)
From a distance E – F – E – A – Ah

OCTAVE CHANGE TUNES

Lords my shepherd(A – F – G) 1 change
Gabriel’s Oboe (D – C – A) 2 changes
Titanic (D – E – F) 2 changes
Danny Boy (C – D – E) 8 changes
Auld Landsyne(A – D – C) 6 changes
Hey Jude (E – C – E) 1 change
Morning has broken ( A – C -E) 2 changes
Scarrborough Affair (B – F – C) 2 changes
Sweet chariot (A – F -A) 4 changes
Matchmaker (A – D – E) 5 changes
If I were a rich man (A – B – A) 5 changes
Jolly good fellow(A – F – E ) 6 changes
Habbanera(A – D – E) 6 changes
Fly me to the moon(D – C – B) 6 changes
Sound of music (Ah – B – A low) 8 changes
Die Stem(A – D – F) 12 changes
Eidelweis (C – E – B – Ah)
Hicked a 100 highways (F – Gh – Ah) 3 changes

DON’S SONGS

Jumanga (A – Ah – Gh)
Wamkiele (F – D – F)
Bushfire (E – Ah – F)
Laduma (Ah – Gh – F)
Wounded Soldier (Ah – F – Ah)
Whoo Afrika (E – F – D)

SONG STARTING NOTES

STARTING WITH LOW A

Amazing grace (A – D – F)
Oh Suzanne ( A – B – C)
Skye Boat Song (A -B – A)
Mull of Kintyre (A – B – D)
Scotland the Brave(A – B – C)
Sarie Marais(A – D – E)
Greensleeves(A – D – E)
Against the wind ( A – D – E) Low G
Banks of Ohio (A – C – A)
Teddy Bears Picnic (A – D – F)
Inkosi(A – D – C)
Grandfather clock (A)
Happy birthday(A – B – A)
Saints go marching(A – D – E)
Lion Sleeps(A – D – E)
Ou Brandewyn(A – D – E)
Chariots of fire(A – D – E) then Ah – G – F
Bobbejaan klim berg (A – D – A)
Marching to Pta ( A – B – D)Low G (E-Gh-Ah)
Takela (A – D – C )
When love comes in(A – D – E)
Mus I Denn( A -C – D)
Shosholoza(A – B – C)
Favourite things (A – D – E)
Heal the world(A – B – C)
You raise me up(A – D – F) D rep
Then I kissed her (A – D – E) Gh rep
Rock around the clock ( A – C – E)
Wondering star (A – B – C – E )
Green Hills of Tyron(A – D – E)
Lords my shepherd(A – F – G) 1 change
Auld Landsyne(A – D – C) 6 changes
Morning has broken ( A – C -E) 2 changes
Matchmaker (A – D – E) 5 changes
If I were a rich man (A – B – A) 5 changes
Jolly good fellow(A – F – E ) 6 changes
Habbanera(A – D – E) 6 changes
Die Stem(A – D – F) 12 changes
Frere Jacques (A – B – C – A)
Wish you a merry christmas(A – D -E)
Jumanga (A – Ah – Gh)

STARTING WITH HIGH A

Laduma (Ah – Gh – F)
Fly to moon (Ah – Gh – F – E)
Wounded Soldier (Ah – F – Ah)
Sound of music (Ah – B – A low) 8 changes
For all we know(Ah – F – Gh) Low G
Can you feel the love (Ah – F – E)
Sweet chariot (Ah – F – Ah) 4 changes

STARTING WITH C

Raindrops keep falling (C – D – C)
Ode to Joy (C for low, F for high)
Circle of life( C – D – E)
Abide by me ( C – B – A)
Jou/my kombers (F – Ah – Gh)(C-E-D)
Alibame( C – D -E)
Mamma Themba’s wedding (C – D – E)
Eidelweis (C – E – B – Ah)
Brahms Lullaby (C – E – C)
Fill world with love (C – D – E)
Danny Boy (C – D – E) 8 changes
Don’t cry Argentina (C -D – E)

STARTING WITH D

The Rose (D -E – F)
Gael (D first part….. B second part
Highland Cathedral (D – E – F)
Nessum Dorma (D – E – F)
Gabriel’s Oboe (D – C – A) 2 changes
Titanic (D – E – F) 2 changes
Fly me to the moon(D – C – B) 6 changes

STARTING WITH E

The River (E – D – C)
From a distance (E – F – E – A – Ah)
Flowers gone (E – F – E)
Click song(E – C -E)
Meadowlands ( E – D – F)
How many roads (E – F – E)
Hey Jude (E – C – E) 1 change
Bushfire (E – Ah – F)
Whoo Afrika (E – F – D)

STARTING WITH F

Flower of Scottland (F – E – D)
Hicked a 100 highways (F – Gh – Ah) 3 changes
Wamkiele (F – D – F)

STARTING WITH B

Scarrborough Affair (B – F – C) 2 changes
First NowelL (B – A -G)

FIRST 3 NOTES C-D-E

Circle of life( C – D – E)
Mamma Themba’s wedding (C – D – E)
Fill world with love (C – D – E)
Danny Boy (C – D – E) 8 changes
Don’t cry Argentina (C -D – E)

UPBEAT TUNES

Scotland the brave A – B – C
Fly to moon (Ah – Gh – F – E)
Oh Suzanne A – B – C
Bobbejaan klim berg (A – D – A)
Sarie Marais(A – D – E)
Gael (D first part….. B second part
Teddy Bears Picnic (A – D – F)
Saints go marching(A – D – E)
Lion Sleeps(A – D – E)
Mus I Denn( A -C – D)
Frere Jacques (A – B – C – A)
Wish you a merry Christmas (A – D -E)
Meadowlands ( E – D – F)
Takela (A – D – C )
Click song(E – C -E)
Mamma Themba’s wedding (C – D – E)
Bobbejaan klim berg (A – D – A)
Jou/my kombers (F – Ah – Gh)(C-E-D)
Habbanera(A – D – E) 6 changes
Favourite things (A – D – E)
Then I kissed her (A – D – E) Gh rep
Rock around the clock ( A – C – E)
Matchmaker (A – D – E) 5 changes
If I were a rich man (A – B – A) 5 changes
Alibame( C – D -E)

SCOTTISH TUNES

Scotland the brave A – B – C
Flower of Scottland (F – E – D)
Amazing grace (A – D – F)
Skye Boat Song (A -B – A)
Mull of Kintyre (A – B – D)
Greensleeves(A – D – E)
Gael (D first part….. B second part
Highland Cathedral (D – E – F)
Danny Boy (C – D – E) 8 changes
Auld Landsyne(A – D – C) 6 changes
Green Hills of Tyron(A – D – E)
Abide by me ( C – B – A)

DRAMATIC TUNES

Ode to Joy (C for lower pitch or F for higher pitch)
Flower of Scottland (F – E – D)
Mull of Kintyre (A – B – D)
Scotland the Brave(A – B – C)
Gael (D first part….. B second part
Highland Cathedral (D – E – F)
Nessum Dorma (D – E – F)
Frere Jacques (A – B – C – A)
Abide by me ( C – B – A)
Green Hills of Tyron(A – D – E)
Lords my shepherd(A – F – G) 1 change
Gabriel’s Oboe (D – C – A) 2 changes
Titanic (D – E – F) 2 changes
Danny Boy (C – D – E) 8 changes
Auld Landsyne(A – D – C) 6 changes
Chariots of fire(A – D – E) ..then Ah – G – F
Green Hills of Tyron(A – D – E)
Habbanera(A – D – E) 6 changes

Did you know that the bagpipes are a kind of primitive breathalyzer – just blow into the bag and if you like the sound that comes forth, you’re drunk!

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