Annotation:Granpaw's Big Billy Goat

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X:1 T:Granpaw's Big Billy Goat N:from the playing of Burrell Reed (originally from southwest N:Oklahoma), recorded in Oklahoma City, 1973, by Chris Delaney. M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:AEae tuning (fiddle) F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/granpaws-big-billy-goat Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A [EA]-[A3A3] [A2A2]EF|A2 fc e[c3e3][c2e2]AF|([A,/E/][A,/F/][A,2A2])B AFEF|A2 fc e3c| [A2e2]ab abaf|ecef a3A-|ABAB c2cA|BcBG A4|| ceef e3A| cAec A2+slide+[ce]-|[ce]dea f2af| e<ce<c +slide+[e4e4]-|[M:2/4][e2e2] A2-|[M:C|]A2 (cd) e2 fe|c(fe)c A4|| abaf ecAc|fce(c B)AFA|EAA(B cA)BA|E[A2A2][AA] [A2A2]-[A2A2]|| P:Alternate first strain [EA]-[A3A3] [A2A2]EF |[M:5/4]A2 fc ec2c c2|[A,4E4]ABAF (EF)|[M:C|]A2fc e4| a3b a+slide+b- b2|ede2 a2z2|ecAB c2 cA|BcBG A2-A2||

GRANPAW'S BILLY GOAT. American, Reel (cut time). A Major. AEae tuning (fiddle). ABC. "Granpaw's Billy Goat" is from the repertoire of Arkansas fiddler Burrell Reed, originally from the southwest part of the state.

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Hear Chris Delaney's home recording of Burrell Reed playing the tune at Slippery Hill [1]

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