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Tune 39 - Dark Island





This beautiful and popular air was originally called Dr Mackay's Farewell to Creagorry by its composer Iain McLachlan. When David Silver of Inverness, was asked to write a song for a BBC Thriller called "The Dark Island", filmed in Benbecula, he used McLachlan‘s air and set words to it, inspired by the island of Benbecula.


X:112
T:Dark Island
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:Em
E|A3 E A2|G3 A G2|E3 D E2|D4 GA|
B3 A G2|B d3 D2|B3 d B2|A4 DE|
A3 E A2|G3 A G2|E3 D E2|D4 GA|
GB3 DdB|A3 DBA|G6|G4|
Bc|d3 D D2|B3 A G2|E C3 E2|D4 GA|
B3 A G2|B d3 D2|B3 d B2|A4 DE|
A3 E A2|G3 A G2|E3 D E2|D4 GA|
B3 DdB|A3 DBA|G6|G4||

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