Johnny Don't Come Home Drunk

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 Theme code Index    3H3H5H4H 3H2H1H1H
 Also known as    John John Don't You Come Home Drunk, Johnny Don't Get Drunk, Johnny Johnny Don't Get Drunk, Don't Come Home Drunk Johnny, Jimmy Don't Come Home Drunk
 Composer/Core Source    
 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, 2/2
 History    USA(Upland South), USA(Piedmont), USA(Central), USA(Mid Atlantic), USA(Ozarks/Western Tenn)
 Structure    AB, AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:R.P. Christeson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Old Time Fiddler's Repertory vol. 1
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 62
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1973
 Artist    Biography:John Ashby & the Free State Ramblers
 Title of recording    Old Virginia Fiddling
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    County 727
 Year recorded    1970
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Johnny don't get Drunk M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:Transcribed by Frank Maloy based on the version by John N:Ashby (1915-1979, Fauquier County, Va.) B:Stephen F. Davis - Devil's Box, vol. 12, No. 4, Dec. 1978 (p. 26) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D a2|"D"afab a2g2|fafe d2 dB|AcAc dBAD|"A7"[F2A2][E4A4]a2-| "D"afab a2g2|fafe d2 dB|"A7"AcAc dBA[FA]|"D"[E2A2][D4A4]:| |:[A2A2]-|"D"[A2A2][AA][AB] [A2A2][AA][AA]|[FA][A2A2][AB] [A2A2][A2A2]-|[A2A2][AA][AA] [AA][AB][AA][AA]|"A7"[F2A2][E4A4][A2A2]-| "D"[A2A2][AA][AB] [A2A2][AA][AA]|"G"[G,G][D2B2][Dd] [D2B2]Bc|"A7"AcAc dBA[FA]|"D"E2A2[D4A4]:|


X:1 T:Johnny don't get Drunk S:Owen "Snake" Chapman (1919-2002, Canada, Pike County, southeastern Kentucky), from a 1999 home recording M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Quick" D:June Appal 0061, Owen Chapman - Fiddle Ditty (1990) F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/johnny-dont-get-drunk Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D fg|"*"a2 ab a2 ag|fdec d2dB|AFAd d3F|[F2A2]-[A4A4]fg| a2 ab a2 ag|fded d2dB|Acef g2f/g/f|e2 d4:|| dD|DFAc d2d2|fded d2dB|AFAc d3A|[F2A2]-[A4A4]AF| DFAd d2d2|fded [c2e2]A2|Acef g2f/g/f|e2 d4:|| P:Substitution |"*"fa2b a2ag||


X:1 T:Johnny don't get Drunk N:From the playing of fiddler Joe Stuart (1928-1987). N:Stuart was and old-time and bluegrass fiddler who was for N:a time one one Bill Monroe's sidemen. N:Recorded by Linda Higginbotham at Bean Blossom, Ind., June 1987. M:C L:1/8 R:Reel D:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBep5oWj75A&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0BhYBBKyH0G2dsSzILlHekJhk-Ya9x6Yzn980sC2z284SfU8zFLAcssHU Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D (3efg|a2a2 abag|fdec d2dB|AFAB dABA|F2+slide+[A4A4]e((3e/f/g/| a2)a2 abag|fdec d2dB|ABdA cdeg|f2d2- d2:| |:dB|AFAd Bcde|"*"fdec d2dB|AFAB dABA|F+slide+[AA][A2A2]- [AA]BAF| DFAd Bcde|fdec d2dB|"**"ABde cdeg| f2d2-d2:| P:Substitutions: ||"*"fded BcdB||"**"ABdA cdeg||


X: 1 T: Johnny, Don't Get Drunk M: C| L: 1/8 R: reel S: Roaring Jelly collection Z: 2010 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> F:http://jc.tzo.net/~jc/music/abc/reel/JohnnyDontGetDrunk1_D.abc K: D |: "D"fefg a2g2 | "A7"fdec "D"d4 | "G"BABc dBAG | "A7"F2E2 E4 | "D"fa2f a2g2 | "A7"fdec "D"d4 | "G"BABc d2g2 | "A7"fdec "D"d4 :| |: "D"F2A2 A4 | FA2F A4 | "G"BABc dBAG | "A7"F2E2 E4 | "D"FA2F A4 | "G"BABc d4 | BABc d2g2 | "A7"fdec "D"d4 :|


X:0 T:Johnny, Don't Get Drunk R:reel Z:Paul Gitlitz M:C| L:1/8 Q:220 K:D "D"fa2b a2g2| "A7"fde2 "D"d3A| "G"BABc dBAG| "A7"[FA][E2A2][FA][E2A2]e2| "D"fa2ba2g2| "A7"fde2 "D"d3A|"G"BABc d2gd| "A7"fde2 "D"d2 e2 | "D"fa2b a2g2| "A7"fde2 "D"d3A| "G"BABc dBAG|"A7"[FA][E2A2][FA][E4A4]| "D"fa2ba2g2| "A7"fde2 "D"d3A|"G"BABc dBAG|"A7"FDEF"D"D4| |:"D"F2A2 A4| FA2B A4| "G"BABc dBAG| "A7"[FA][E2A2][FA][E4A4]| "D"FA2F A3A| "G"BABc d3A| BABc d2gd| "A7"fde2 "D"d4:|]