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Scottish version of a melody from Rossini's opera "William Tell", which was supposedly based on an Alpine folk melody. Several sets of words have been written to this tune. There's a pipe setting that is played as a 3/4 retreat march.

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P: The Green Hills of Tyrol (The Scottish Soldier)
C: Gioacchino Rossini
R: waltz
N: Scottish version of a melody from Rossini's opera "William Tell", which was
N: supposedly based on an Alpine folk melody.  Several sets of words have been
N: written to this tune.  There's a pipe setting  that  is  played  as  a  3/4
N: retreat march.
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
K: G
|: DGA \
| "G"B3 GBc | d3 eBe | "D7"dc AF Ae | "G"dB GD GA | "G"B3 GBc | d3 eBe |
| "D7"dc AD FA | "G"G3 :: "G7"GBd | "C"g4 fe | "G"ed dG Be | "D7"dc cB cd |
| "G"cB BG Bd | "C"g4 fe | "G"ed dG Be |1 "D7"dc cB cA | "G"d3 :|2 "D"dc AD FA | "G"G3 |]

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