Possum's Tail is Bare (The)

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 Theme code Index    3331 4466
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 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    USA(Upland South)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Gene Silberberg
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 121
 Year of publication/Date of MS    2002
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Possum's Tail is Bare N:From the playing of fiddler Melvin Wine (1909-2003, Braxton County, N:central West Virginia) on a Berea College performance video. N:Wine plays with a pronounced backbeat. M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Quick" D:https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/7668 Z:Andrew Kuntz K:D JFE|D2 [FA][FA][D2A2][DB]B|B-=c2c- cddc|.B2.[G2B2] [DB]-[Dd]-[D2d2]|[D6A6]((3[DA]Bc| [Dd])[DB][Dd][Dd][D2d2][FA][FA]|[G,G][G,G][G,G][G,G] [G,2G2][DB][DB]|[D2A2][FA]DA,2CE|D6:|| |:[DA]E|FE[FA]E FE[DA]D|[G,G][G,G][G,G][G,G] ([GB]A)[G,G]G|[D2A2]FF [D2A2][F2A2]|[A,3E3](A, [A,2E2])[DA]E| FE[FA]E FE[DA]D|[G,G][G,G][G,G][G,G] ([GB]A)[GB][GB]|[D2A2][FA]DA,2CE|D6:||


X:1 T:Possum's Tail is Bare, The M:C| L:1/8 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D DE|F2 FF FEDF|G2G2 B3B|A2F2 E2 (3EFE D2|A,>A, [A,3E3] DE| F2 FF FEDF|G2G2 B3B|A2F2E2C2|D4-D3:| |:FE|DFF2 A2B2|[E3=c3]c d2dc|BG G2 Bc d2|A3A A2 (3ABc| d2 dd dBAF|G2 G2 B3B| A2F2E2C2|D4-D3:||