Silly Bill

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 Theme code Index    1331 3555
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    F
 Accidental    1 flat
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    USA(Piedmont)
 Structure    ABB
 Editor/Compiler    
 Book/Manuscript title    
 Tune and/or Page number    
 Year of publication/Date of MS    
 Artist    Biography:The Hill Billies
 Title of recording    Silly Bill/Old Time Cinda
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    OKeh 40294 (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1925
 Media    
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X:1 T:Silly Bill S:Uncle Charlie Higgins (1878-1967, Grayson County, southwest Virginia) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:Field Recorders Collective FRC 501, "Charlie Higgins, D:Wade Ward & Dale Poe" (2004) F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/silly-bill Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:F (3CDE|FGAB AGFG|Ac2c cdcA|BAGA BdcB|A2 AB AF (3CDE| FGAB AGFG|Ac2c cdc2 |+slide+eded c2e2|f3f fgfe|| |:dB2c B3[Fd]|[F6d6] d2 |edeg ((2f/g/f/)ed2|c3d c2de| fef2 AGAB|dc2c AdcA |BAGA BA G2|1F3G F2Ac:|2 F3G F2||


X:1 T:Silly Bill N:From the playing of Uncle Charlie Higgins (Galax, N:southwestern Va.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:Field Recorders Collective FRC501, Uncle Charlie Higgins D: Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G ((3DEF|G)ABc BAGA|Bddd dedB|cBAB cedc|[G2B2]Bc BAG((3D/E/F/| G)ABc BAGA|Bd2d dedB|cBcd BAG2|[G2B2]c/B/A [G2B2] ((3DEF| G)ABc BAGA|Bd2e dedB|cBAB cedc|[G2B2]Bc BAG((3D/E/F/| G)ABc BAGA|Bdde dede|fdfd e2f2|g4-g|| agf|ec2d c3c|c6ce-|ecea gfe2|d3e d2ef| gfgd BABd|ed2d BedB|cBAB cBA2|(G[G2B2])B [G2B2]BG| ABcd c3d|[c6e6] ce-|cea gfec|d3e d2ef| gfgd BABd|ed2d BedB|cBcd cBA2|(G[G2B2])B [G2B2]||