Massa's in the Cold Cold Ground

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 Theme code Index    5552 1H1H66
 Also known as    Massa's in de Cold Ground
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Stephen Foster
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Minstrel
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Schottische/Schottis/Jennkka/Reinlander
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
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X:1 T:Massa's in the Cold, Cold Ground M:C L:1/8 R:Sand Jig S:Kerr - Merry Melodies, vol. 2, No. 405 (c. 1880's) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G d3e dBAG|g4e4|e2d2B2G2|ADEF GABc| d3e dBAG|g4e4|edBG B2A2|1 G2[B2g2][B2g2]z2:| |:2 G2 AB cdef||g4 f2e2|d4B4|e2d2B2G2| Adfe dcBA|d3e dBAG|g4e4|edBG B2A2:|2 G2 [B2g2][B2g2]z2||


X:1 T:Massa’s in de Cold Ground. Sand Jig M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:A.S. Bowman – “J.W. Pepper Collection of Five Hundred Reels, Jigs, B:etc.” (Phila., 1908, No. 286, p. 58) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D P:Johnnie get your gun [1] d/e/f/d/ BB/A/|BB/A/ BB/A/|d/e/f/d/ BB/A/|BcdA| d/e/f/d/ BB/A/ |BB/A/ BB/A/|d/e/f/d BB/A/|Bcdz:| |:d>e fa|gf ed/e/|fedc|BecA|d>ed fa|gf ed/e/|fdBe|1 cAdz:|2 cAdA!D.C.!|| P:Massa’s in de Cold Ground K:G |:d3e|dB AG|g4|e4|d3B |B2G2|ADFA d/de/ d/c/B/c/|d3e| dBAG|g4 |e4|edBG|B2A2|1 G4-|GDGB:|2 G(d/^c/ d)B|Gz [Bg]z|| |:g(B/c/) dg|fcec|d(B/G/) D/B,/D/G/|BGBd|egdg|B/DG/ BG|ADFA|d/de/ d/c/B/c/| d d2e|dB AG|g/ec/ Gc|e^A^ce|edBG|B B2A|G(d/^c/ d)B|1 GA/B/ c/d/e/f/:|2 Gz[Bg]z||