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 Theme code Index    5L5L4L4L 5L5L11
 Also known as    John Sharp's Tune, Sharp's Hornpipe
 Composer/Core Source    John Sharp
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    USA(Upland South)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Stacy Phillips
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Traditional American Fiddle Tunes vol. 1
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 124
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1994
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:John Sharp's Hornpipe T:Sharp's Hornpipe [1] S:John Sharp (1894-1964, Sharp Place, Jamestown, Cumberland Plateau, northern Tennessee) M:C| L:1/8 Q:"Fast" N:From a 1949 home recording by Sgt. Alvin York N:AEae tuning (fiddle) F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/sharps-hornpipe Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:Amix E2-|EFEC D2DF|ECEG A2Ac|BABc dAcA|BcdB AGFD| E2CC D2DF|ECEG A2AB|c2Ag afed|cABG A2:| K:A (ef/g/|a2)g2f2e2|gebe gebe|a2g2f2e2|gebf e2 a2-| abaf edcA|dBed cAB=G|A2 (ef/g/ a)fed|cAB=G A2:|]


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