Western Union

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 Theme code Index    53H3H3H 3H1H1H6
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Howard Maxey
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    USA(Upland South)
 Structure    ABB'
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 Year of publication/Date of MS    
 Artist    Biography:Doctor Lloyd & Howard Maxey
 Title of recording    Western Union/The Girl I Left Behind Me
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    OKeh 45150 (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1927
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Western Union N:From the playing of Howard Maxey (fid.) & Doctor Lloyd (gtr.), N:Franklin County, southwestern Virginia M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:OKeh 45150 (78 RPM), Doctor Lloyd & Howard Maxey (1927). D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/western-union Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G S[D2d2]-|[D2d2][B2b2][B3b3][Ba]|[Bb]a ([Bg]f)[B2g2](eg)|f2 [e2e2] [e3e3][de]-|[e6e6][e2e2]-| [e2e2]Jc'2 c'3a|fefg f3f-|e2d2d2^c2|d6 (Bc| d2) [B2b2][B2b2][B2a2]|[Bb]a ([Bg]f)[B2g2](eg)|f2 [e2e2] [e3e3][de]-|[e6e6][e2e2]-| [e2e2]Jc'2 c'3a|fefg f3f|f-ed2 e2 b2|[B3g3]a [B3g3]| ((3A/B/c/|[M:2/4]d)Bdc|:[M:C|] B2G2 B2G2 |B2 GG [DB]-[Dd][Dd][DB]|c2E2[E2c2] E2|[E2c2]E2 [Aa]eg-e| [A2f2]d2[A2f2]d2|1[A2f2]d2e2f2|g2 b-g agee|d2B-c dedc:| |2 [A2f2]d2e2b2|g3a gedB|[M:2/4]g2S||


X:1 T:Western Union N:From the playing of fiddler John Ashby (1915-1979, Fauquier N:County, central Va.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:County 727, John Ashby - "Old Virginia Fiddling" (1970) D:hhttps://www.slippery-hill.com/content/western-union-1 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G g2|"*"Jb4 b3ga|ag-ga g3g|e[c3e3] [c3e3]-[de] |[c6e6][c2e2]| Jc'4 c'4|[M:3/2]e-f-fg f2d2 e2f2|[B3g3]a [B2g2] [B3g3]:| |:d2-|dedc B2G2|B2G2B2G2|B2G2 Bddc|A2[F2A2]A2[F2A2]|A2[F2A2]A2 [FA][GA]| [F6A6][F2A2]|Jc'4 c'4|[M:3/2]e-f-fg f2d2 e2[Af]-[df]|[B3g3]a [B2g2] [B3g3]:| P:Substitution J[d4b4][d4b4]|