Annotation:Buttons Off Sand Jig
X:1 T:Buttons Off. Sand Jig M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Schottische B:A.S. Bowman – “J.W. Pepper Collection of Five Hundred Reels, Jigs, B:etc.” (Phila., 1908, No. 91, p. 21) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C g/a/|g/ec/ G/F/E/F/|G/cd/ c2|G,>^G, A,>_A,|G,/B,/C/E/ D g/a/| g/ec/ G/e/F/G/|A/de/ d2|G,>^G, A,>_A,|1 =G,/DE/ Cz:|2 =G,/DE/ C|| |:f/e/d/f/ e/d/c/e/|dBG2|g/f/e/g/ f/e/d/f/|ed c2| a/g/e/a/|g/e/^c|e/^c/A/g/ f/e/d|=c/d/_e/f/ g_a|1g/BB/ cz:|2 g/BB/ c||
BUTTONS OFF. American, Sand Jig (2/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. A 'sand jig' is a duple-time, syncopated dance tune akin to a schottische, meant as a vehicle for solo dancing. The term comes from the practice of sanding the floor to facilitate shuffling steps in a dance.
