Blue Mule

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Theme code Index	5L35L3 5L355
Also known as	Austin Breakdown, Old Blue Mule
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History	USA(Ozarks/Western Tenn)
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Gene Silberberg
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern
Tune and/or Page number	p. 13
Year of publication/Date of MS	2002
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Blue Mule: Annotations

X:1 T:Blue Mule N:From the playing of Bob Holt (1930-2004, Ava, Missouri), via fiddler Lynn Frederick M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Fast" N:Standard tuning D:http://drdosido.net/fiddleclub/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Blue-Mule-slow.mp3 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G ef|g2 d2 dedc|BAGF G2[G2c2]|edcB cBAB|AGFE D2ba| g2d2 dedc|B2G2[G2B2] [GB][GB]|D-F[FA]F D-F[FA]c|1B2G2[G,2G2]:|2B2[G,G]-[G,F][G,3G3]|| |:E-|D-G[GB]G D-G[GB]G|D-G[GB]c dBdB|([DA]F)AF D-FAF|D-FAB cB c2| D-G[GB]G D-G[GB]G|D-G[GB]c dedB|A-BAF D-F[DA]c|B2G2[G,2G]:|

X:1 T:Blue Mule M:C| L:1/8 K:G GE|DG[GB]G DG[GB]G|DG[BG]c d2d2|(3cBc AF DFAF|DFAB c4| DG[GB]G DG[GB]G|DG[BG]c d2d2|(3cBc AF DFAc|B2G2G2 ef|| g2 ge dedc|BGAF G3 gf|e2 c2 cdcB|AGFE D2 ba| g2d2 dedc|BGAF G2 FE|DFAF DFAc|B2G2G2||

X:1 T:Blue Mule N:From the playing of Oklahoma fiddler Mack Cummings, N:recorded in the field in 1976 by Jim Renner. N:Cummings called this a "picnic" tune, one that he learned N:whilst attending an outdoor dance and picnic. M:C L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Moderately Quick" D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/blue-mule Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G D-GBG D-GBG|D-G[GB][Gd] [G2B2][GB][Gc]|[D2d2]d2 D-FAF|D-FAF D-FA[DB]|[E2c2][Ec]d [E2c2][E2c2]| BdBG D-GBG|D-GBA [G2B2][GB][Gc]|[D2d2]d2 ABAG|FGAF [G4B4]|1[G8B8]:|2[G6B6]|| g2-|:g2b2f2a2|g3A [G4B4]|+slide+[A4A4]- [AA]B[AA]G|[FA][AA]-[A2A2][A4A4]| g2b2f2a2|g3A [G4B4]|ABAG FGAF|[G4B4][G4B4]:|

Blue Mule: Annotations