Billy in the Lowground (1)



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X:1 T:Billy in the Low Ground [1] S:Leonard Rutherford (c. 1900-1954, Monticello, Ky.) M:C| L:1/8 Q:"Quick" D:Columbia 15209-D (78 RPM), Burnett and Rutherford (1928) F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/billy-low-ground-9 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C CA,|:G,A,CD EGA(B|c)Bcd cGAG|E+slide+[A2A2]c AGEG|A(de)d ed c2| G,A,CD EGA(B|c)Bcd cGAG|E+slide+[A2A2] B AGEG|1cGAG EDCA,:|2cGAG EDC2|| eg2a gedg|e(ga)(g e)dcd|+slide+[e2e2]+slide+[ee]-[de] cAGA|cGAG ED C2:|]  X:1 T:Billy in the Low-land T:Billy in the Lowground [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:E.F. Adam - Old Time Fiddlers Favorite Barn Dance Tunes (1928, No. B:42, p. 17 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C ((3G,/A,/B,/|.C)C [G,E][G,G]|[Ec][E/c/]-[E/d/] [E/c/](G/E/G/)|A(A/B/) A/(B/c/d/)|[ee]>[de]- [ee] ((3G,/A,/B,/| .C)C [G,E][G,G]|[Ec][E/c/]-[E/d/] [E/c/](G/E/G/)|A(A/B/) A/(G/E/G/)|G/E/D/(B,/ C):| .g)a/b/ (a/g/)e/d/|(c/d/)e/g/ (e/d/)c/A/|GA/B/ (A/G/)E/F/|G/E/D/(B,/ C_:|   X:1 T:Billie in the Low Ground [1] I:from the playing of John Salyer (1882-1952, Salyersville, Magoffin County, eastern Ky.) M:C| L:1/8 Q:"Fast" N:From home recordings made in 1941-1942 by Salyer's sons N:https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/4248 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C [C3E3]D [C2E2]DE|c2 cd c2G2|ABAA- AABc|[ee][e2e2]d [e2e2]ge| [C3E3]D [C2E2]DE|c2c-d c2G2|A3B AG E2|[G,D]-[A,E][CE][A,E] [G,D][C3E3]:|| eg2g gage-|ec-cd c2 [G,2G2]|A3B AG E2| [A,2E2][CE]A, [G,D][C3E3]:|   X:1 T:Billy in the Low Ground N:From the playing of fiddler and coal miner Delbert Hughes (1905-1982, W.Va.), from a home recording. N:Hughes was born in Jellico, TN, raised in Kentucky, and settled in Ohley, Kanawha CO, WV in his mid thirties. Q:"Moderately quick" M:C| L:1/8 D:Augusta Heritage AHR-015113, "Delbert Hughes - The Home Recordings". D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/billy-low-ground-6 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C e-|g3e ga g2e2|aged c-AGG|Aa2a a2g2|aged cAcc| e-gg2 ggee|aged cAGG|Acc2 G2Ac|c-AGE D>CC2| e-g3 g2e2|aged cAcc|ea2a a2g2|bgag edcd| egag e2gg|aged cAGG|Acc2 G2Ac|c-AGE D>CC2|| G,-A,2CA,2 C2|EGAc cAGG|A-c2c c2c2|cAGE DCC2| G,-A,2CA,2 C2|EGAc cAGG|EGA-cc2 cd |cAGE DC[CE]C| C3C C2C2|EGAc cAGG|Ac2c- c2ed|cAGE DC C2| G,-A,2CA,2 C2|EGAB cBAG|EGAB {B}c2cc|cAGE DCC2||   X:1 T:Billy in the Low Ground [1] N:From the playing of Carlton Rawlings (1907-1969, Bath N:County, Ky.), from a field recording that came into N:the possession of John Harrod in the 1970's. M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Moderately Quick" N:Few slurs, mostly saw bowing. D:Field Recorders Collective FRC 718, Carlton Rawlings (2015) D:https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/3988 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C (A,B,|C2)DE GA c2|deed cAGD|EA G3GTG2 |GEDC- C2(A,B,| C2)EF GAcd|ef_{gf}ed cAG2|GBA3 ea2 |g2 ed c2C2-| CCEF GAcd|efed cAGE|GBAB cBAE|GEDC- C4|| eg2a g2 ag|edce dcAc|eaab a2ga|bgag edcd| edga gceg|aged cGGG|   +slide+[A2A2]AB cABA|GED(C  [C2E2])eg-| g3a g2 ag|edce dcAc|eaab a2ga|bgag edcd| edga gceg|aged cGGG|   +slide+[A2A2]AB cA{Bc}BA|GED(C  [C2E2])||   X:1 T:Billy in the Lowground [1] L:1/8 M:C| S:Jay Ungar Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C CA,|:G,A,CD EGAB|cBcd cAGB|ABAG EGAB|1 cAGE DCA,C:|2 cAGE D C3|| e g2 e g3 (g|g)age d c3|ABAG EGAB|cBGE D C3:||   X:1 T:Billy in the Lowground N:Transcribed by John Hartford from the playing of Howdy Forrester M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stephen F. Davis - Devil's Box, vol. 23, No. 2, Summer 1989 (pp. 51-53) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C P:1 (3G,/A,/B,/|CC E/G/A/B/|c/B/c/d/ c/A/G/E/|E/A/A A/B/c/A/|[e2e2] e2| (3G,/A,/B,/ C/D/ E/G/A/G/|cc/c/ c/A/G/c/|A/G/c/d/ c/A/G/c/|A/G/E/C/ D/C/[CE]| (3G,/A,/B,/ C/D/ E/G/A/G/ |c/B/c/d/ c/A/G/F/|EA A/B/c/A/|[e2e2][e2e2]| (3G,/A,/B,/ C/D/ E/G/A/G/|cc/d/ c/A/G/c/|A/G/c/d/ c/A/G/c/|A/G/E/C/ D/C/[CE]|| [cg]>a [cg][c/g/]a/|(3g/a/g/ e/d/ c/A/G/c/|e/g/a a>g|ae/d/ c/A/G/c/| (e/f/)g [cg]>a|ge/d/ c/A/G/c/|A/B/c/d/ c/A/G/c/|A/G/E/C/ D/C/ [CE]| [c/e/]ga/ [cg]>a|gd/e/ c/A/G/c/|e/g/a/b/ g>f|ge/d/ c/A/G/c/| e/g/g/a g>a|fe/d/ c/A/G/c/|A/B/c/d/ c/A/G/c/|A/G/E/C/ D/C/[CE]|| G,/B,/C/D/ E/G/A/G/|c/B/c/d/ c/A/G/F/|E/[A/e/][AA] A/B/c|[ee]>[ee] [e2e2]| (3G,/A,/B,/ C/D/ E/G/A/G/|c/B/c/d/ c/A/G/c/|A/G/c/d/ c/A/G/c/|A/G/E/C/ D/C/[CE]|| (3G,/A,/B,/ C/D/ E/G/A/B/|c/d/e/d/ c/A/G/E/|E/A/A A/B/c/A/|[e2e2][e2e2]| G,/B,/C/D/ E/G/A/G/|c/B/c/d/ c/A/G/c/|A/G/c/d/ c/A/G/c/|A/G/E/C/ D/C/C|| (3G,/A,/B,/ C/D/ E/G/A/G/|c/d/e/d/ cA/G/F/|E/[A/A/][AA] A/B/c/A/|[e2e2][e2e2]| G,/B,/C/D/ E/G/A/B/|c/B/c/d/ c/A/G/c/|c/A/e/d/ c/A/G/c/|A/G/E/C/ D/C/C|| P:2 e/f/g/a/ ge/g/|(3f/g/f/ e/d/ c/A/G/c/|e/g/a/b/ a>^f|ge/d/ c/A/G/c/| d/ga/ g>^f|ge/d/ c/A/G/c/|A/B/c/d/ c/A/G/c/|A/G/E/C/ D/C/ C| e/[cg]a/ [cg]>a|ge/d/ c/A/G/c/|e/ag/ a>^f|ge/d/ c/A/G/c/| d/fa/ f>^d|ec/d/ c/A/G/c/|A/B/c/d/ c/A/G/c/|A/G/E/C/ D/C/C|| (3G,/A,/B,/ C/D/ E/G/A/B/|cc/d/ c/A/G/F/|E/AB/ A/B/c/d/|[e2e2][e2e2]| (3G,/A,/B,/ C/D/ E/G/A/G/|ce/d/ c/A/G/c/|A/B/c/d/ c/A/G/c/|A/G/E/C? D/C/[CE]| (3G,/A,/B,/ C/D/ E/G/A/G/|c/B/c/d/ c/A/G/c/|A/B/c/d/ c/B/c/d/|a/^g/a/=g/ e/g/ (3f/g/f/| e/c/a/g/ e/d/c/B/|c/G/e/d/ c/A/G/E/|E/G/A/B/ c/B/c/d/|c/A/G/E/ D/C/C|e/ga/ gd/^d/| e/d/c/A/ G/E/G/c/|e/ab/ ad/^d/|(3e/f/e/ c/g/ (3f/g/f/ e/a/|(3f/g/f/ e/d/ c/A/^d/e/| c/A/G/c/ A/G/^d/e/|c/A/G/c/ A/G/ ^d/e/|d/c/A/d/ c/A/^d/e/|d/c/A/G/ E/C/[CE]|| e/^f/g/a/ (3g/a/g/ e/g/|^f/g/e/d/ c/A/G/c/|e/g/a/b/ (3a/b/a/ e/g/|(3f/g/f/ e/d/ c/A/G/c/| e/^f/g/a/ ge/g/|^f/g/e/d/ c/G/^d/e/|c/G/a/g/ e/c/A/B/|c/A/G/F/ E/C/[CE]| P:3 (3G,/A,/B,/ C/D/ E/G/A/B/|c/A/^d/e/ e/d/c/A/|GA/B/ cA|e2 d'2| (3G,/A,/B,/ CD E/G/A/B/|c/A/^d/e/ c/A/G/c/|A/G/a/g/ e/c/A/B/|c/A/G/F/ E/C/[CE]|| +slide+CD/E/ E/G/A/B/|c/A/G/c/ d/^d/e/d/|e/d/c/A/ G/c/A/B/|c/e/a/g/ e/d/c/A/| G/B/A/B/ c/A/^d/e/|c/A/G/c/ A/G/^d/e/|c/A/G/c/ A/c/a/g/|e/c/A/G/ D/C/C|| [G2e2][G2e2]|e/d/c/A/ G/D/G/B/|[e2a2] [ea]^f|(3f/g/f/ e/d/ c/A/G/c/| [g2c'2][gc']>f|(3f/g/f/ e/d/ c/A/^d/e/|d/c/A/d/ c/A/^d/e/|d/c/A/G/ E/C/C| [G2e2][G2e2]|e/d/c/A/ G/E/D/C/|[e2a2] [ea]>b|(3a/b/a/ g/e/ d/c/A/G/| [g2c'2][gc']>[gc']|c'/a/g/e/ d/c/c'/a/|g/e/d/c/ A/G/e/d/|c/A/G/F/ E/C/C-|C4-|C3||   X:1 T:Billy in the Lowground [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stephen F. Davis - Devil's Box, vol. 29, No. 2, Summer 1995 (pp. 35-36) N:Transcribed by Frank Maloy from the playing of Texas fiddler N:Benny Thomasson. D:County 703, Benny Thomasson - "Texas Hoedown." Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C (3C/B,/A,/||"C"G,/A,/C/D/ E/G/A/G/|c/G/c/d/ c/A/G/c/|"Am"A/c/G/c/ e/c/d/c/|B/c/A/G/ E/C/D/C/| "C"B,/C/A,/C/ (3G,/A,/B,/ C/D/|E/c/B/d/ c/A/G/c/|"Am"A/c/G/c/ e/c/d/c/|"G7"B/c/A/G/ "C"E<[CE]| "C"(3G,/A,/B,/ C/D/ E/G/A/G/|cc/d/ c/A/G/E/|"Am"A/^G/A/B/ c/d/ (3e/^f/g/|a/b/a/g/ e/d/{cd}c/A/| "C"G/E/C/D/ E/G/A/G/|[Gc]c/d/ c/A/G/c/|"Am"A/c/G/c/ e/c/_e/d/|"G7"c/A/G/F/ "C"E<[CE]| "C"[CE]g/a/ g/^d/e/=d/|c/A/G/c/ A/G/c/G/|"Am"A<a a/b/a/g/|(3e/^f/g/ a/b/ a/g/f/a/| "C"g/e/c/g/ e/c/{g}a/g/|e/d/c/A/ G/c/A/G/|"Am"c/^d/e/g/ e/=d/c/e/|"G7"d/c/A/G/ "C"E<[CE]| "C"[CE]g/a/ g/^d/e/=d/|c/A/G/c/ A/G/[Gc]|"Am"[Ae]<[Aa] a/b/a/g/|e/a/a/b/ a/g/^f/a/| "C"g/b/a/g/ ^f/a/g/b/|a/g/e/d/ c/A/G/c/|"Am"A/c/G/c/ e/c/d/c/|"G7"B/c/A/G/ "C"E<[CE]|| "C"[CE][C/E/]D/ [G,E]<[G,G]-|[C2c2][Cc]-[G,G]|"Am"{G}[A,2A2][A,2E2]|C/E/D/C/ B,/C/A,/C/| "C"(3G,/A,/B,/ C/D/ E/G/A/G/|c/B/c/d/ c/A/G/c/|"Am"A/c/G/c/ e/c/d/c/|"G7"B/c/A/G/ "C"E<[CE]| "C"C/D/E/G/ A<c|[c2c'2] (3c'/b/a/ g|"Am"a/c'/a/g/ e/f/g/a/|g/e/d/c/ A/G/E/C/|"C"B,/C/A,/C/ (3G,/A,/B,/ C/D/| E/c/B/G/ c/A/G/c/|"Am"A/c/G/c/ e/c/d/c/|"G7"B/c/A/G/ "C"E<[CE]|"C"g/e/c/g/ e/c/a/g/| e/d/c/A/ G/E/D/C/|"Am"A,/C/E/A/ c/e/a/b/|a/g/e/d/ c<[Gc]|"C"[A/e/][cg][E/c/] [c2g2]|a/g/e/d/ c/A/G/c/| "Am"A/G/c/^d/ e/g/e/=d/|"G7"c/A/G/F/ "C"E<[CE]|"C"g/e/c/g/ e/c/a/g/|"G7"c/A/G/F/ "C"E<[CE]|| "C"(3G,/A,/B,/ C/D/ E/G/A/G/|c/B/c/d/ c/A/G/c/|"Am"A/c/G/c/ e/c/d/c/|B/c/A/G/ E/C/D/C/| "C"B,/C/A,/C/ (3G,/A,/B,/ C/D/|E/c/B/G/ c/A/G/c/|"Am"A/G/c/^d/ e/g/e/=d/|"G7"c/A/G/F/ "C"E<[CE]| "C"(3C/B,/A,/ G,/E/ E/C/G/F/|E/c/A/G/ c/A/G/D/|"Am"E/A/c/G/ A/E/G/A/|c/e/a/g/ e/c/A/G/| "C"(3E/D/C/ A,/C/ (3B,/A,/B,/ C/D/|E/c/B/d/ c/A/G/c/|"Am"A/G/c/^d/ e/g/e/=d/|"G7"c/A/G/F/ "C"E<[CE]| "C"g4|(3g/a/g/ e/d/ c/A/G/c/|"Am"e/ab/ a2|g/b/a/g/ e/d/c/G/|"C"c/[cg][E/c/] [c2g2]| a/g/e/d/ c/A/G/c/|"Am"A/c/G/c/ e/c/d/c/|"G7"B/c/A/G/ "C"E <section begin=X15 /> X:0 T:Billy In The Lowground [1] Z:Paul Gitlitz M:4/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=220 K:C "C"C3D EGAB|c3d cAG2|"Am"ABAG EGAB|"F"c/B/A GB "G7"AGED|! "C"CB,CD EGAB|cBcd cAG2|"Am"ABAG EGAB|"G7"c/B/AGE "C"DC3:|! "C"eg2e g2eg|"Am"aged c2A2-|ABAG EGAB|"G7"c/B/A GE "C"DC3:|] <section end=X15 />
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