Katy on Time

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 Theme code Index    1H1H1H5 1H1H56
 Also known as    Casey Jones
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time, Texas/Oklahoma
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    USA(Southwest)
 Structure    AB&vamp
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 Year of publication/Date of MS    
 Artist    Biography:Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers
 Title of recording    Katy on Time/Blues in a Bottle
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    OKeh 45360 (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1928
 Media    
 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Katy on Time N:From the playing of Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers N:A version of "Casey Jones" N:The third part of the tune is an extended improvised vamping imitative of N:train sounds and is not fully transcrbed. Listen to the recording to imitate. M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Quick" D:OKeh 45360 (78 RPM), Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers (1928) D:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozjp-87caRo D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/katy-time Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C [Ec][E2c2][Ec]- [Ec]AGA|+slide+[Ec][E2c2]G- GGAG|cc2c- cGAG|AG(A[GB])- [GB]([GB]A)G| [Ec][E2c2][Ec]- [Ec]GAG |[Ec][E2c2][Ec]- [E2c2][E2c2]|EF-G2- GAGF|ECDC- C2|| _E2-|=EG2E G2c2-|c[de]-[ee]c d2c2|EG2E G2c2-|c2 ec d4| =EG2E G2c2-|c[de]-[ee]c d2c2|EG2G- GAAG|ECDB,- C4|| [C4E4]-[E4G4]-|[E8G8]|[^D2^F2]-[E2G2]-[E4G4]-|[E4G4] [^D2^F2]-[E2G2]-|[E4G4]-|[E4G4][^D2^F2]-[E2G2]-| [E4G4]-|[E4G4][^D2^F2]-[E2G2]-[E4G4]-|[E2G2]-[^D2^F2]-[D4=F4]-|[D8F8]|[D2F2]-[^D2^F2][E4G4]|"etc."