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 Theme code Index    1H3H3H3H 1H561H
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Benny Thomasson
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Texas/Oklahoma
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Rag, Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    USA(Southwest)
 Structure    AA'BB'CC
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Stacy Phillips
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Traditional American Fiddle Tunes vol. 1
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 258
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1994
 Artist    Biography:The Dillards with Byron Berline
 Title of recording    Pickin' and Fiddlin'
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Elektra EKS-7 285
 Year recorded    1965
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Wild John N:From the playing of Benny Thomasson (1909-1984, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Tx.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Moderately Quick" D:Voyager VRCD 34, Benny Thomasson - "Say Old Man, Can D:You Play the Fiddle?" (1999) D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/wild-john-0 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C [E2c2]-|[E2c2]+slide+[e2e2] eged|cAGc AGc2|[ce]-[e2e2]e eged|ceag edc[Gc]| [ce]-[e2e2]e eged|((3c/d/c/A) Gc AGA-B|((3c/d/c/A) Gc AGBG|1c2 (c/d/c/B/) c2:|2 c2 (c/d/c/B/) cGAG|| |:E[C3E3] [CE]cdc|AF3 [F2A2]dc|BAGB AGBG|ceag ecAG| E[C3E3] [CE]cdc|AF2-G F2dc|BAGB AGBG|1[E2c2] ([E/c/]d/c/B/) [E2c2]FE:|2 [E2c2] ([E/c/]d/c/B/) [E2c2]|| |:G2|cdcG cdec|dcAG EFGA|BdBG BcdB|(3cBA GF ECEG| cecG cdec|dcAG EFGA|Bgfa gdBG| [E2c2] ([E/c/]d/c/B/) [E2c2]:|]