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| Accuracy | Spot checked |
| Depth | Basic |
| Readability | Acceptable |
| Mexican Polka Click on the tune title to see or modify Mexican Polka's annotations. If the link is red you can create them using the form provided.Browse Properties <br/>Browse/:Mexican Polka
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| Theme code Index
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25L31 3422
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| Also known as
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Black Raven (The)
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| Composer/Core Source
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| Region
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United States
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| Genre/Style
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Old-Time
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| Meter/Rhythm
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Polka
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| Key/Tonic of
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G
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| Accidental
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1 sharp
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| Mode
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Ionian (Major)
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| Time signature
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2/4
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| History
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| Structure
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One part
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| Editor/Compiler
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Stephen F. Davis
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| Book/Manuscript title
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Devil's Box vol. 32 No. 2
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| Tune and/or Page number
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p. 41
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| Year of publication/Date of MS
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Summer 1998
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| Title of recording
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| Score (1)
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X:1
T:Mexican Polka
T:Black Raven, The
N:Transcribed by Bill Maloy from jam sessions in the 1960's and
N:1970's at the DAV Club in Macon, Georgia. He was told by another
N:musician that the tune was correctly called "The Black Raven" and
N:that it was sometimes used by Latin American bands for the dance
N:called the meringue.
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Polka
B:Stephen F. Davis - Devil's Box, vol. 32, No. 2, Summer 1998 (p. 41)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
G||"G"G2 DG|B G2B|Bd cB|"D7"A3F|F2 DF|AF2A|AcBA|"G"G3G|
"G"G2 DG|BG2B|"G7"c3c|c2Ac|"G"G2 GB|"D7"AA GF|"G"G3d|
"G"d2 ed|B3B|BG AB|"D7"c3c|c2 dc|A3 A|AF GA|"G"B3d|
"G"d2 ed|B3B|"G7"BG AB|"C"c3c|c2 Ac|"G"B2 GB|"D7"AA GF|"G"GG/G/ G||
