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Sheet Music for "Lost Goose"Lost GooseListening pieceVery Quick4◇◇◇◇3◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇Discography: County 202, Eck Robertson - "Famous Cowboy Fiddler" (1963)Notes: From the playing of Eck Robertson (1887-1975, Borger, Texas)The piece is imitative of a goose honking--the 'd' to 'g' interval inthe 2nd andsixth measures is the 'honk', especially if a little too much pressure is put on thebow on the 'g' note, so that it scratches just a bit. The harmonics in the 1st, 2nd,5th and 5th measures are played on the 'G' string, 1st position, with the 'd' harmonicproduced with the 4th finger, and the 'g' harmonic with the 3rd finger where the 'C'note usually is.Transcription: Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
X:1 T:Lost Goose N:From the playing of Eck Robertson (1887-1975, Borger, Texas) M:C L:1/8 R:Listening piece Q:"Very Quick" N:The piece is imitative of a goose honking--the 'd' to 'g' interval inthe 2nd and N:sixth measures is the 'honk', especially if a little too much pressure is put on the N:bow on the 'g' note, so that it scratches just a bit. The harmonics in the 1st, 2nd, N:5th and 5th measures are played on the 'G' string, 1st position, with the 'd' harmonic N:produced with the 4th finger, and the 'g' harmonic with the 3rd finger where the 'C' N:note usually is. D:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5SOOijwMAk D:County 202, Eck Robertson - "Famous Cowboy Fiddler" (1963) Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G D2|"◇""4"D3"◇"D"◇"D4|"◇"D-"◇""3"C3"◇"D4|[G,3G3]A BdBA|[G,G]ABd B2A2| "◇"D2"◇"D2"◇"D2"◇"D2|"◇"D-"◇"C3"◇"D4| [G,3G3]A BdBA|[G,G]ABA G2:| |:Bc|d2d2d2[d2g2]|d2 [d2g2] dcBA|G2[G2B2] AFAF|GD[DB]c [D2B2] ([DA]B)| d2d2d2[d2g2]|d2 [d2g2] dcBA|GA[GB]G DFAc|B2 +slide+[G,4G4]|| ([DB]c)|d2d2d2[d2g2]|[d4b4][d2f2]-[d2g2]|A-B2 (B/c/) A3(D/F/-|G)ABc B2 A-B| d2d2d2[d2g2]|[d4b4][df]-[d3g3]|A-B2 (B/c/) A3(D/F/-|G)ABA G2:|


WILD GOOSE CROSSING THE OCEAN. AKA and see "Lost Goose (3)," "Wild Goose on the Ocean." American, Listening Piece (cut time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BCC'. A 'novelty' tune that features goose call-like harmonics in the opening measures of the first strain and the 2nd measure.


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Source for notated version: Alexander Robertson [Phillips].

Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 2), 1995; p. 170.

Recorded sources:

See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Hear Eck Robertson's recording on youtube.com [2]



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