Music Fundamentals A Balanced Approach

“Ye Banks and Braes O’Bonnie Doon” (“The Banks and Hillsides of the Pretty River Doon”), Scottish folk song
from the eighteenth century

Exercise 4—Class Exercise

Using the chords symbols (triad letter names) given above the melody, harmonize “Las Mañanitas.” Refer back
to your discussion about “Ye Banks and Braes” to assist with this exercise. The first triad is given.

Las Mañanitas” (“Morning Song”), traditional Mexican song

TRIADS

No chord change

“Ye Banks and Braes O’Bonnie Doon” (“The Banks and Hillsides of the Pretty River Doon”) is one of the most popular

Scottish folk songs. It sets to music the poem written by Robert Burns, the famous Scottish poet. According to popular lore,

the poem tells the story of Miss Kennedy who was spurned by her lover and thus her heart was broken. “Ye Banks and braes

o’bonne Doon, how can ye bloom sae fresh and fair?... Wi’ lightsome heart I stretch’d my hand, and pu’d a rosebud from

the tree. But my fause lover stole the rose, and left the thorn wi’me.”

Notice the “Scotch snap” rhythm in m. 3:

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C * FC F