Duck River

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 Theme code Index    5L112 3555
 Also known as    Big Mule (The), Dubuque, Hell on the Nine Mile, Hell Up Coal Holler (2), Old Dubuque, General Lee, Sally in the Green Corn, Sweet Ellen, Drum Tune
 Composer/Core Source    John Salyer
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    USA(Upland South)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Sara Lee Johnson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Kitchen Musician No. 2: Old-Timey Fiddle Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 8
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1982
 Artist    John Salyer
 Title of recording    Home Recordings 1941-42 vol. 1
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Berea College Appalachian Center AC003
 Year recorded    1993
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Duck River N:From the playing of John Morgan Salyer (1882-1952, Salyersville, Magoffin County, eastern Ky.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Fast"" D:Appalachian Center 003, John Salyer - "Home recordings, 1941-42" (1993) D::https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/duck-river Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D DE|D3D DFED|FA2B A2c|B2Ac B2A2|F2EE DB, B,2| A,B,DD DFED|FA2B A2Bc|d2Bc dBAG|1FDEC D2:|2FDEC D2D2|| a3a a2fe|ff2d d2 B2|bb2b baba|ge2e e2e2| aa2a abag|f2[d4f4]AB|d2Ac dBAG|FDEC D2D2:|


X:1 T:Duck River M:C| L:1/8 K:D A, D2 E DFED|F A2B A3 c|BABc dBAG|FE2D E2 FE| D D2E FEDE|F A2B A2 AA|BABc dBAG|FDEF DB,3:| |:fefg a2 ae|fd2e d2 B2|gfga baba|ge2 ee2 ee| fefg a2 ae|f2d2 d2 AB|d2 AB dBAG|FDEC D4:||


X:2 T:Duck River M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Z:John Lamancusa K:D A,B,|:D2D2 FEDD|FA2 F A2 Ac|B2 Ac B2 AG|F2E2 DB,A,B,| D3D FEDD|F A2B A2 AB|d2 AB dBAG|1 FDEF D2 A,B,:|2FDEF D4|| |:a4 a2 ag|fd- d2 d4|b4 b2 ba|ge- e2 e4| f a2 a- abag|fd2 d- d2 Bc|d2 Bc dBAG|FDEF D4:|]