Annotation:It Takes Me
X:1 T:It Takes Me. Walk Around M:2/4 L:1/8 R:March B:A.S. Bowman – “J.W. Pepper Collection of Five Hundred Reels, Jigs, B:etc.” (Phila., 1908, No. 4, p. 3) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Eb [G,2E2][G,2E2]|[G,2E2][G,2E2]||SG2 B2|e3c|B>c BG|F=EF^F| G2B2|g3f|e>d ce|dcBA|G2B2|e3_d| c>=e fg|agf_e|dfec |BGEB,|A3D|Ez [Ge]z|| P:"Dance" B/c/B/G/ e(d/c/)|B/c/B/G/ EG|F/G/F/D/ B,A|G/A/F/G/ E/F/G/A/| B/c/B/G/ e(d/c/)|BcBG E=E|F/G/A/B/ c/d/e/f/|gfezS|| P:"Break" B>G E/B,/E/G/|B[Fd][Ge]z||
IT TAKES ME. American, Walk Around (2/4 time). E Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The tune is identified as a "wikipedia:Walkaround" in Phila., Pa., music publisher J.W. Pepper's 1908 collection of dance music. The walkaround was a feature of the minstrel show, the finale of the first act, when each member of the troupe got to showcase his dancing skills.
