Sugar in the Gourd (1)

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 Theme code Index    3555 3555
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4, 2/2
 History    USA(Upland South), USA(Piedmont)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:David Brody
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:The Fiddler's Fakebook
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 269
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1983
 Artist    Biography:Fiddlin' John Carson
 Title of recording    Sugar in the Gourd
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    OKeh 7003 (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1924
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Sugar in the Gourd

Played by: Hogslop String Band
Source: Soundcloud
Image: Sherman Hammons from the series "Sugar in the Gourd," 1978, produced by West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
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Sugar in the Gourd




X:1 T:Sugar in the Gourd [1] N:From the playing of John Ashby (1915-1979, Fauquier County, Va.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Fast" D:County 774, John Ashby & the Free State Ramblers - D:"Down on Ashby's Farm" (1974). D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/sugar-gourd-3 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A V:1 clef=treble name="1." [V:1] [ce]-[e2e2][ef] [e2e2][e2e2]|[ce]-[e2e2][ef] [e3e3]e-|fefg f2e2|[ce]-[e2e2][ef] [e2e2]fg| afeg fecc|egfe B-c2B|cBAc BAFD|(E[A2A2])[AB] [A4A4]:| |:B-|cBAc BAFF|AB2c B3B|cBAc BAFD|(E[A2A2])[AB] [A4A4]:|]


X:2 T:Sugar in the Gourd [1] N:From the playing of the north Georgia group The Skillet Lickers, M:C| L:1/8 Q:"Fast" N:AEae tuning (fiddle) D:Columbia 15614-D (78 RPM), The Skillet Lickers (1930) D:Document DOCD 8059, "Skillet Lickers: Complete Recorded Works vol. 4" (2000) D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/hell-broke-loose-georgia Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A V:1 clef=treble name="2." [V:1] +slide+ce2e efed|ce2f e2e2-|fefg afed|ce2f e2fg| afaf edcd |efed cBAB|cAcA BAFA|EAAB A2AB| cBcd efcd|ceec +slide+[e2e2](e=f|^f)efg afed|ce2e e2fg| abaf edcd|efed cA2B-|cAcA BAFA|EA2A A3|| |:A-|cBAF EF A2|EA2A B-c2B-|cBAF EFAA|EA2A A2:|


X:3 T:Sugar in the Gourd [1] N:From the playing of fiddler Lowe Stokes (1898-1893). Stokes was N:originally from Eljay, Gilmer County, north Georgia, but at the time N:of his death was living in Chouteau, Oklahoma. The transcription is N:from recordings made at his home 1981-1983 by Michael Meyer (Springfield, Mo.). M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Quick" D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/sugar-gourd-4 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A V:1 clef=treble name="3." [V:1] (AB|c2) ee ef-ee|c2 ef- e2e2-|fefg afed|(c[ee])[ee]e [e2e2]fg| agae fecd|efec- B2AB| cBcA BAFA|EE-BG- A2:| |:AB|cBA2 [F2A2]EE|EFAA- B3B-|cBAA F2EE|EA2B A2AB| cBA[FA] [F2A2]EE|EA2AB3B-|cBAA F2EE|FA2B A2||


X:4 T:Sugar in the Gourd [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stephen F. Davis - Devil's Box, vol. 18, No. 4 (Winter, 1984, p. 15) N:Transcribed by Frank Maloy Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A V:1 clef=treble name="4." [V:1] AB|"A"c<ef/ ee/d/|c/d/e/f/ ee/d/|c/d/e/f/ ea/g/|"D"f/d/f/g/ a/f/d/A/|"A"c/d/e/f/ ef/g/| "A"a/b/a/e/ f/e/c/d/|"A"e/f/e/c/ "E7"BA/B/|"A"c/B/A/c/ B/A/F/D/|"E7"E/F/A/B/ "A"A:| |:c/B/|"A"A/F/E/C/ A,/B,/C/D/|E/F/A/c/ "E7"Bc/B/|"A"A/F/E/C/ A,/B,/C/D/|"E7"E/F/A/B/ "A"Ac/B/| "A"A/F/E/C/ A,/B,/C/D/|E/F/A/c/ "E7"BA/c/|"A"e/c/A/c/ B/A/F/D/|"E7"E/F/A/B/ "A"A:|] P:Double-Note version [Ae][Be]|[c/e/][ee][e/f/] [ee][e/e/][e/d/]|[c/e/][d/e/][e/e/][e/f/] [ee]a/g/|"D"f/d/f/g/ a/f/d/A/|"A"[c/e/][d/e/][e/e/][e/f/] [ee]f/g/| "A"a/b/a/e/ f/e/c/d/|e/f/e/[c/e/]| "E7"[Be][A/e/][B/e/]|"A"[c/e/][B/e/][A/e/][c/e/] [B/e/][A/e/][F/A/][D/A/]|"E7"[E/A/][F/A/][A/e/][B/e/] "A"[Ae]:| |:[c/e/][B/e/]|"A"[A/e/][F/A/][E/A/][C/E/] [A,/E/][B,/E/][C/E/][D/A/]|[E/A/][F/A/][A/e/][c/e/] "E7"[Be][c/e/][B/e/]|"A"[A/e/][F/A/][E/A/][C/E/] [A,/E/][B,/E/][C/E/][D/A/]|"E7"[E/A/][F/A/][A/e/][B/e/] "A"[Ae][c/e/][B/e/]| "A"[A/e/][F/A/][E/A/][C/E/] [A,/E/][B,/E/][C/E/][D/A/]|[E/A/][F/A/][A/e/][c/e/] "E7"[Be][A/e/][c/e/]|"A"[e/e/][c/e/][A/e/][c/e/] [B/e/][A/e/][F/A/][D/A/]|"E7"[E/A/][F/A/][A/e/][B/e/] "A"[Ae]:|


X:5 T:Sugar in the Gourd [1] L:1/8 M:2/4 S:Kuntz - Ragged but Right (1987) K:A V:1 clef=treble name="5." [V:1] |:A|c/B/c/d/ ee|c/ec/ e(e|f/)e/f/g/ a/b/a/f/|e/f/e/c/ e(g| a)a/b/ a/f/e/f/|g/f/e/d/ c/A/F/A/|c/B/A/F/ E/F/A/B/|c/A/B/c/ A:| |:A|c/B/A/F/ E/F/A/B/|c/B/c/d/ c/B/A/F/|c/B/A/F/ E/F/A/B/|c/A/B/c/ A:|


X:6 T:Sugar in the Gourd [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel N:Trad., arranged by Byron Berline B:Frets Magazine, October 1987 (p. 64) K:A V:1 clef=treble name="6." [V:1] A/B/|:"A"c/d/e/f/ ee/d/|c/d/e/f/ e/c/B/A/|"D"f/e/f/g/ a/f/e/d/|"A"c/d/e/f/ ea/g/| "D"f/e/f/g/ a/f/e/d/|"A"c/d/e/f/ e/c/A/c/|"E"B/^A/B- B/E/F/G/|1"A"A/A,/C/E/ AA/B/:|2 "A"A/A,/C/E/ Ac/B/|| |:OAC/B,/ A,/C/E/A/|F/G/A/B/ c/A/B/c/|A/B/A/F/ E/C/B,/C/|"E"A,/C/E/G/ "A"Ac/B/| AC/B,/ A,/C/E/A/|F/G/A/B/ c/B/c/d/|e/c/e/g/ a/f/e/d/|1 "E"c/A/B/G/ "A"Ac/B/:|2 "E"c/A/B/G/ "A"!fine!AA/B/|| c/ef/ ee/d/|c/d/e/f/ e/c/e/a/|"D"f/e/f/g/ a/f/e/d/|"A"c/d/e/f/ e/c/e/f/| "D"f/e/f/g/ a/f/e/a/|"A"f/e/c/f/ e/c/A/B/|"E"c/A/ (3B/c/B/ A/E/F/A/|"A"E/A,/C/E/ AA/B/| c/ef/ ee/d/|c/d/e/f/ e/c/e/a/|"D"f/e/f/g/ a/f/e/d/|"A"c/d/e/f/ e/c/ (3e/f/g/| "D"ag/b/ a/f/e/a/|"A"f/e/c/f/ e/c/A/B/|"E"c/A/ (3B/c/B/ A/E/F/A/|"A"E/A,/C/E/ Ac/B/!D.C.!||