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X:1 T:Boogerman S:Bill Hensley (1873-1960, Madison County, N.C.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:Fast N:1940 recording F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/boogerman Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G [G2B2]BA [G2B2]BA|BAGB AGEG|[G2B2]BA [G2B2][G2B2]|BAGB AG[GB]A| [G2B2]BA [G2B2]BA|BAGB AGEG|[G2B2]BA [G,2G2][G,2G2]|gedB AG2[GB]A| [G2B2]BA [G2B2]BA|BAGB AGEG|[G2B2]BA [G,2G2][G,2G2]|gedB AG[G2B2]|| +slide+[e3e3][de]-[e2e2][e2g2]|+slide+[e4e4] edBd|+slide+[e2e2][ee]d [e2e2][e2g2]|dedB AG2[G2B2]| +slide+[e3e3][de]-[e2e2][e2g2]|+slide+[e4e4] edBd|+slide+[e2e2][ee]d [e2e2][e2g2]|dedB AG2[GB]A||
Sheet Music for "Boogerman"BoogermanReelSource: Bill Hensley (1873-1960, Madison County, N.C.)Notes: 1940 recordingTranscription: Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz

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 Theme code Index    5L131 3326L
 Also known as    Boggerman Will Get You, Chasing the Devil Around a Stump, Chase the Devil Around the Stump, Ol' Booger Man, Whip the Devil around the Stump
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    USA(Upland South)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Miles Krassen
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Appalachian Fiddle
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 30
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1973
 Artist    Biography:Dirk Powell
 Title of recording    Wandering Ramblers
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Marimac 9033
 Year recorded    
 Media    
 Score   (1)   



Boogerman: Annotations


X:1 T:Ol' Booger Man N:Transcribed by David Bennett from the playing of western N.C. N:fiddler Bill Hensley in 1939. M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:David Parker Bennett – "A Study in Fiddle Tunes from B:Western North Carolina", dissertation UNC, Chapel Hill, 1940, p. 71. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G {^A}[GB]B/[G/B/]- [G/B/]BB/|B/B/A/B/ A/G/E/G/|[GB]B/A/ [GB][GB]|B/A/G/B/ A/G/E/G/| BB/A/ BB|B/A/G/B/ A/G/E/G/|BB/D/ BB|g/e/d/B/ (A/G/)G/G/| {^A}BB/=A/ BB/A/|B/A/G/B/ A/G/E/G/|[GB]B/A/ BB|g/e/d/B/ (A/G/)G| {d}e>d eg|(e/4d/4e)e/ e/d/B|{d}e>d eg/g/|d/e/d/B/ (A/G/)G| {d}e>d eg|(e/4d/4e)e/ e/d/B|{d}e>d eg/g/ d/e/d/B/ A/G/E/G/| {^A}B/G/B/B/ BB|B/A/G/B/ A/G/E/G/|BB/A/ BB|g/e/d/B/ (A/G/)G| BB/A/ BB|B/G/B/G/ A/G/E/G/|BB/A/ BB |g/e/d/B/ (A/G/)G| {d}e>d eg|{d}e>e e/d/B|{d}e>d eg/g/|d/e/d/B/ (A/G/)G| {d}e>d eg|{d}e>e e/d/B|{d}e>d eg/g/|d/e/d/B/ A/G/E/G/!D.S.!||
Sheet Music for "Ol' Booger Man"Ol' Booger ManReelD.S.Book: David Parker Bennett – "A Study in Fiddle Tunes fromWestern North Carolina", dissertation UNC, Chapel Hill, 1940, p. 71.Notes: Transcribed by David Bennett from the playing of western N.C.fiddler Bill Hensley in 1939.Transcription: AK/Fiddler’s Companion

X:1 T:Boogerman M:2/4 L:1/8 K:G GE|:DE GA|BA G>c|BA BG|AG EG| DE GA|B2 (3def|ge dB|1 AB GE:|2 AB G(B|| |:B)d e2|e3 B|[e2e2][e2g2]|ed BA| Bd e2|e2 ef|ge dB|AB G[GB]:||
Sheet Music for "Boogerman"Boogerman312

Boogerman: Annotations

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