Pretty Little Widow

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 Theme code Index    51H1H1H 7b2H7b5
 Also known as    Pretty Little Widder
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Mixolydian
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Stacy Phillips
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Traditional American Fiddle Tunes vol. 1
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 190
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1994
 Artist    Biography:Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers
 Title of recording    Pretty Little Widow
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Vocalion 02948-A (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1928
 Media    
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X:1 T:Pretty Little Widow S:W.H. Stepp (1875-1957, Magoffin County, Ky.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:AEae tuning (fiddle) D:Library of Congress, W.H. Stepp (1937) Q:"Fast" F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/pretty-little-widow-0 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A a3ba2 ef|=gaba gdd2|ef=ga f2 ed|BA^GA BAA2:|| E2AB c2Ac|BAGA BG E2|[A,2E2]GAB2BA|GABG A2A2| [E2A2][EA][EA] [E2A2]Ac|BAGA BG E2|[E2A2]cA BcBA|GABG A2A2||


X:1 T:Pretty Little Widow S:John Ashby & the Free State Ramblers M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:County 745, John Ashby & Free State Ramblers - D:Down on Ashby's Farm (1974) N:AEae tuning F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/pretty-little-widow Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A +slide+c-||c3(B c2)cB|(ABc)A BA3|+slide+c2c2f2[c2e2]|efed cA2c-| c3(B c2)cB|(ABc)A BA2B|+slide+c2c2f2 c2 |ecec BA3|| |:egab a2a2|fdba fd3|ef=gf gagf|e^ged cA3:|]


X:1 T:Pretty Little Widow M:2/4 L:1/8 S:Gerry Milnes Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:Amix e/f/a aa/e/|g/a/b/a/ g<d|e/d/e/f/ g/e/d/B/|A/G/E/G/ B<A|! e<a a>e|g/a/b/a/ g<d|e/d/e/f/ g/e/d/B/|A/G/E/G/ B<A||! [c3e3] c/B/|A/B/c/A/ B/A/c/d/|[ee][e/e/][A/e/] [df][d/f/][d/f/]|e/f/e/d/ c<A|! [ce][c/e/][B/e/] [c/e/][d/e/][c/e/][c/e/]|A/B/c/A/ B/A/c/d/|[ee][e/e/][A/e/] [df][d/f/][d/f/]| e/f/e/d/ c<A||


X:2 T:Pretty Little Widder M:C| L:1/8 K:D a2 ab afed | g2 ga ge d2 | e2 ef e2 ef | ecBA FA A2 :| |:{=c}c2 Ac BAFA | (=cc2) Ac BA A2 | c2c2 cBAF | ECEE FA A2 :|