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 Theme code Index    5L111 1464
 Also known as    Salt River (1)
 Composer/Core Source    Emma Lee Dickerson
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Mixolydian
 Time signature    2/2
 History    USA(Upland South)
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Drew Beissenger & Roy Andrade
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Appalachian Fiddle Music
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 54
 Year of publication/Date of MS    2021
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Cross Key N:From the playing of fiddler Emma Lee Dickerson (1923-2001, born Emma Lee N:Johnson on Little Fork in Elliot County, Ky.) N:recorded in the field by Barbara Kunkle, Feb., 1974, in Greenup County, Ky. N:Cross key often means AEae tuning on the fiddle, but Mrs. Dickerson played N:it in standard tuning. N:A version of "Salt River [1]" M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Fast" D:https://dla.acaweb.org/digital/collection/berea/id/338/rec/2 D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/cross-key Z:Andrew Kuntz K:Amix [EA]-[AA][AA][AA] [A2A2][Ae][Be]|[A2e2]de [df]edd|BAGGE2DE |D2GG BBAG| [EA]-[A2A2][AA] [A2A2]AA|[Be]Ade [df]edd|eged BAGG|[EA]-[A2A2][AA][A2A2]|| [A2e2]-|[A2e2]a2a2e-a-|a2ee abag|eg-ga- e2ee|gegg abag| ea-aa- a2a^a-|baba gedd|eged BAGG|[EA]-[A2A2][AA][A2A2]||