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Great Big Taters in Sandy Land
X:2 T:Great Big Taters in Sandy Land M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Ford - Traditional Music in America (1940) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G dB AB|(B<d) .d<.d|dB A/G/E/D/|(D<G) G<G|dB AB|e>e e2| dB A/G/E/D/|G>G G2||DG B/G/A/G/|(A<B) B<B|DG A/G/E/D/| (D<G) G<G|DG B/G/A/G/|(B<d) d<d|dB A/G/E/D/|G>G G2:| |:ed (B/A/)(G/B/)|e>e e2|ed (B/A/)(G/B/)|d>d d2| ed (B/A/)(G/B/)|e>e e2|dB (A/G/)(E/D/)|G>G G2:||
X:1
T:Sandy Land
S:Sam Long (1876-1931, Oklahoma)
M:C|
L:1/8
F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/sandy-land
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:G
d2B2A2G2|B3A B4|d2B2AGED|EG2A G2-G(B|
d)B2AG3(A|B3)A B3(B|d2)(B/c/B) AGED|EG2A G2-G(e||
g2)e2d2B2|d3B d3(e|g2)e2dBAB|G3GG4|
{e}g2e2.d2B2|d3B d3(e|g2)e2dBAB|G3AG4||
X:1
T:Great Big Taters in Sandy Land
N:From the playing of Everett Kays (1905-1996, Lawrenceburg,
N:Anderson County, north-central Kentucky)
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
Q:"Quick"
N:1973 field recordings by Bruce Greene
D:https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/1282
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:G
ef|"*"g2fg a2 g2|+slide+[e3e3][ee] [e2e2]c2-|d2[D2B2]- [DB]ABc|[D3d3][Dd] [D2d2](ef|
gfg2)a2g2|+slide+[e3e3][ee] [e2e2](Bc|d2)B2A2 B-A| G3G G2||
|:(Bc|d2)B2 A2G2|A-B2A BABc|d2BB A2 B-A|G3G G2 :|
P:Substitutions:
"*"gfgg a2g2||
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T:Great Big Taters in Sandy Land
N:From the playing of fiddler Earl Collins (1911-1975, Oklahoma and
N:southern California, whose musical family had roots in Missouri).
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
N:AEae tuning (fiddle)
Q:"Quick"
D:Briar BR 4204, Earl Collins = "That's Earl: Collins Family Fiddling" (1975)
D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/great-big-taters
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:A
([Ae][A=g]|[A2f2])[A2f2][Af][Af][Af][A=g]|[A3f3]=g [A2f2] ((3ef^g|[A2a2])[A2a2][Aa][Aa] [Af]^g|[A3a3][Aa][A2a2]([Ae]=g)|
[A2f2][A2f2][Af][A=g][Af]-[Ag]|[A3f3]=g [Af]ec[de]-|[e2e2]c2 BAF^G|[A3A3]A [A2A2]:|
|:[de]-[ee]-|[e2e2][c2e2][B2e2][A2e2]|+slide+[e3e3][ee] [e2e2][de]-[ee]-|[e2e2][c2e2]BAFG|[A3A3][AA][A2A2][de]-[ee]-|
[e2e2][c2e2]([Be]A)[A2e2]|+slide+[e3e3][ee] [e2e2][ce][Be]|[Ae][Be][ce][Ae] [Be][Ae]FG|[A3A3][AA][A2A2]:|
|:[A,2E2]-|[A,2E2]af ecAB|[c3e3][ce] [c2e2][A,2E2]-|[A,2E2]af eccB|[A3A3]A [A2A2][A,2E2]-|
[A,2E2] af ecAB|[c3e3][ce] [c2e2][ce][Be]|[Ae][Be][ce][Ae] [Be][Ae]FG|[A3A3][AA][A2A2]:|
X:1
T:Great Big Taters in Sandy Land
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Liz Slade
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
e/f/|g/f/g/e/ e/(A/d)|(e/ e) (e/ e)(e|e/)f/e/(A/ d/)A/B/(B/|d>)B dd|
g/a/g/e/ e/(A/d)| )|(e/ e) (e/ e)(e|e/)f/e/(A/ d/)A/B|A>B (A A/):|
|:(A/|B/)A/B/B/ A/D/G|(G/ B) (G/ B)B/c/|d/B/d/A/ B/D/E|(A/ B) (A/ B>)(A|
B/)A/B/B/ A/D/G|(G/ B) (G/ B)(D|D/)D/B A/B/A/(D/|A/ B) (G/ B)z/:|
|:(D|D/)D/B A/(D/G)|(G/ B) (G/ B/)A/B|1 D/D/B/(B/ A/)B/A/D/|(G/ B) (G/ B):|2 d/A/B/B/ A/B/A/D/|G/ [GB] G/ [GB]||
