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Theme code Index
557b6 5414
Also known as
House Carpenter (The) , Old True Lovers Well Met , Well Met
Composer/Core Source
Edden Hammons
Region
United States
Genre/Style
Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm
Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of
D
Accidental
2 sharps
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
4/4
History
USA(Upland South)
Structure
One part
Editor/Compiler
Book/Manuscript title
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
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Score ( )
X:1
T:Old True Lovers
M:C
L:1/8
Q:"Slow"
R:Ballad Air
N:DDad tuning (fiddle)
S:Edden Hammons (1875-1955, Pocahontas County, W.Va.)
N:From a 1947 field recording
F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/lets-hunt-horses
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:Dmix
+slide+[A2A2][AA]G c2 BG|[A2A2] G(E/4G/4E/) D2G2|+slide+[A2A2][AA]G (c/d/c) BG|[M:3/4][A4A4] D3|
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