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Loch Lomond

The Scottish song, for 2 to 4 singers: two verses, each with "O ye'll tak' the high road". The soprano sings the melody, the alto sings the words beneath it, the tenor answers the tune's own phrases in the chorus, and the bass holds the roots like a drone. Slow and tender in the verses, a little brisker in the chorus.

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The parts

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Soprano, D4 to E5
Alto, B3 to C5
Tenor, D3 to D4
Bass, G2 to D3

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The first verse

Words: traditional ScottishTune: traditional Scottish

By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes,Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomon',Where me and my true love were ever wont to gae,On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomon'.

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