Portsmouth Airs

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Theme code Index	1H1H77 6553
Also known as
Composer/Core Source	Jimmy Wheeler, Ed Haley
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2
History	USA(Upland South)
Structure	AA'BB'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Jeff Titon
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Old Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes
Tune and/or Page number	No. 128, p. 155
Year of publication/Date of MS	2001
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Portsmouth Airs: Annotations

X:1
T:Portsmouth Airs
S:Jimmy Wheeler (1917-1987, Portsmouth, Ohio)
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
D:Field Recorders Collective FRC 401, Jimmy Wheeler (2004)
F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/portsmouth-airs-0
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:G
ef|:g2) (ag) f2(gf)|e2d2 dcB2|d2(cd cBA2)|b2ab agf2|
g2(ag) f2 (gf)|e2d2 (dcB)d|(c2A2)d2F2|1G4-G3g-:|2G4-G2||
|:((3GFE|D2)B2B3d|e2d3cB2|[FA]-[G4d4]AB|c2(Bc) (BA)G2|
{c}d3d d2 ^cd|g2d2 dcBd|c2A2d2FD|G4G4|
Bd2d d2^cd|g2d2 dcB2|[FA]-[G4d4] AB|c2 Bc BA G2|
B4c3d|e2d2 dcBd|c2d2e2f2|g4g2 ef||

X:1
T:Portsmouth Airs
S:Buddy Thomas (1935-1974, northeastern Ky.)
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
D:Rounder Records 0032, Buddy Thomas - "Kitty Puss" (1976)
F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/portsmouth-airs
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:G
"*"g-|g4f2 gf|e2d2 dcBB|b2 ab agfg|a2ga fdef|
g2 ag fgfd|e2d4AB|c2Ac BAFD|[G3B3][GB][G3B3]:||
|:[G,D]-|[G,D]B,DG B3d|e2d2dcBd|cBAG FGAc|BAGB AGEG|
B,G,B,G B3d|e2 d4 AB|c2 cd cAFD|1[G3B3][GB][G3G3]:|2c2A2 dA[FA]-[DA]|[G3B3][GB][G3B3||
P:Substitution
"*"g-|gaga f3g|e2d2 dcBB|

X:1
T:Portsmouth Airs
M:C|
L:1/8
S:Buddy Thomas, from a transcription by Ed Baggott
K:G
gaga f3g | e2d2 dcBB | b2 ab agfg | a2 ga gdef | 
g2 ag fgfd | e2 d4 AB | cBcd cAFA |1 [G3B3] [GB] [G2B2] ef :|
|2 [G3B3] [GB] [G2B2] (G,2 ||: G,)B, D2 B3d | e2d2 dcBd | 
cBAG FGAc | BAGB AGEG | DB, D2 B3d | e2 d4 AB | 
c2 cd cA F2 |1 [G3B3] [GB] [G2B2] (G,2 :|2 [G3B3] [GB] [G2B2] ef ||

Portsmouth Airs: Annotations