Farewell John

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 Theme code Index    3H3H1H1H 3H5H5H5H
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Cleo Persinger
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    USA(Central)
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Stephen F. Davis
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:The Devil's Box vol. 29 No. 2
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 14
 Year of publication/Date of MS    Summer 1995
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X:1 T:Farewell John N:Transcribed by John Hartford from the playing of Cleo N:Persinger (Mo.) in 1961. Hartford said Persinger was the N:only person he or fiddler Texas Shorty heard playing the tune. M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Stephen F. Davis - Devil's Box, vol. 29, No. 2, Summer 1995 (p. 14) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D |:Sf/a/f/e/ d/c/d/e/|f/a/a a>a|b/a/b a>f-|f/a/f/e/ d/c/d/e/| f/a/f/e/ d/c/d/e/|f/a/a a>a|b/a/b af/e/|d/f/e/c/ d/dd/|[M:2/8] d2:| f/a/f/e/ d>B|A/B/A/F/ D>D|f/a/f/e/ d>B|B/G/B/G/ BA/A/| f/a/f/e/ d>c|B/G/A/G/ B/AA/|B/d/e d>c|B/G/B/G/ B/A/A| B/de/ d>c|B/G/B/G/ B/A/A|B/de/ d>c|B/G/B/G/ B/A/A|B/de/ d>c | B/G/B/G/ B/A/A|z/e/f/e/ d/A/d/c/|B/G/B/G/ B/AA/|z/e/f/e/ d/A/d/c/|B/G/B/G/ B/AA/| z/e/f/e/ d>c|B/G/B/G/ B/A/A/A/|z/e/f/e/ d>c|B/G/B/G/ B/A/A/A!D.S.!||