Annotation:Pay Day Sand Jig
X:1 T:Pay Day Sand Jig M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:A.S. Bowman – “J.W. Pepper Collection of Five Hundred Reels, Jigs, B:etc.” (Phila., 1908, No. 16, p. 6) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D|GB/G/ A/G/E/G/|z/d/e/g/ e/d/B/d/|e/g/d/B/ c/e/c/B/|G/A/B/G/ A/G/E/F/| GB/G/ A/G/E/G/|z/d/e/g/ e/d/B/d/|c/e/c/A/ E/c/B/A/|GBG:| |:(B/c/)|(d/g/)g (B/d/)d|(G/B/)G D/B,/D/G/|F/D/F/A/ G/D/G/B/|A{^c}d D(B/=c/)| (d/g/)g d/B/d/g/|(e/a/)a e/c/e/a/|b/g/f/a/ g/d/B/e/|d/c/A/F/ G:|]
PAY DAY SAND JIG. American, "Sand Jig" (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A 'sand jig' is akin to a schottische; duple-time, syncopated, and meant to be a vehicle for a solo stage dance performed on a sanded floor to facilitate shuffle steps.