Does anyone know where I might find some abc/dots for this tune? I cant find them in the usual places I look…
No prizes for guessing which old film I just watched.
Thanks for any clues.
I have no clue. What movie is it from? 
Ah, one I know for a change.
Rob Roy – with Karen Matheson doing some great vocals.
Thanks!
Well, I am hopeless at trying to represent tunes as ABC, and I am pretty poor at learning tunes by ear…
…but here is my first (feeble) attempt, and if anyone would like to give me a kick in the right direction I would be grateful.
I am uncertain of the exact pitches used - I seem to be able to hear the relative pitches better (I am very likely to transpose).
X:1
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
BAB2d2e2de2B2BAB2d2e2BA3
This fragment is fairley sparse, and so I can start it on e instead.
Thanks in advance for any help
You’re not going to find film OST transcriptions, except perhaps in commercially published form …
If it’s [u]this melody[/u] you’re after, here’s a basic transcription. It’s a slow air, so the time sig is arbitrary; I chose a triple feel.
X:1
T:Morag’s Lament
C:Carter Burwell
S:Rob Roy OST
K:Em
M:6/8
Z:MTGuru for C&F 2010-01-24
B<B-B B2A|B>de e<d-d|BB d2 ee|gf e4|
e3 g/f2d/|e2d B3|z3 g2a||b3 a2{ba}g|{g}f2z e2f|
b3 e{fe}dB|A3 z2B||B2e e>gf|e2d HB3|]
Converter linky: http://tinyurl.com/y87qupx
Thank you very much MTGuru. I really struggle to get stuff by ear. Now that I have the pitches I can learn the tune, and then only need the abc as a reminder.
I really appreciate that you put some time into helping me (and not just on this occasion).
Always a pleasure, Phill. Transcription is an acquired knack, and I’ve been doing it a long time. 
And you started on the same note as I did! I got that one right. 
Not sure if anyone is interested - I stumbled across the fact that this song is actually an traditional one. Well actually I knew that from the start, but did not know which one. Its AILENN DUINN or AILEIN DUINN.