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| Accuracy | Spot checked |
| Depth | Basic |
| Readability | Acceptable |
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| Theme code Index
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15L3L3L 6L5L3L1L
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| Also known as
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Old Billy in the Low Ground
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| Composer/Core Source
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Kelly Gilbert
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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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Reel (single/double)
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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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2/2
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| History
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USA(Upland South)
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| Structure
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AB
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| Editor/Compiler
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Jeff Titon
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| Book/Manuscript title
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Old Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes
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| Tune and/or Page number
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No. 120, p. 148
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| Year of publication/Date of MS
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2001
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X:1
T:Old Time Billy in the Lowground
S:Kelly Gilbert (1895-1991, northeastern Ky.), who had the tune
S:Lewis Goins, a local fiddler and mentor.
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:"Quick"
N:From a 1978 field recording by Guthrie Meade & John Harrod
F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/old-time-billy-low-ground
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:G
(3DEF|G2D2[B,4D4]|E2 DC B,[G,3D3]|G2AB cBAG|F2 AB A2(3DEF|
G2D2[B,4D4]|E2 DC B,[G,3D3]|G2AB c2dc|[M:3/2]BGAF [G,6G6]||
f2-|[M:C|]g2 eg f2d2| c2 Ac B[G,3G3]|g2 eg f2d2|f-a2b [A4a4]|
g2 eg f2dB|c2 Ac B[G,3G3]|A2B2c2dc| BGAF [G4B4]||
