Rats gone to Rest

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Theme code Index	5L133 126L6L
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Composer/Core Source	Biography:Bill Trumbo, Biography:George Lee Hawkins
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	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Jeff Titon
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes
Tune and/or Page number	No. 134, p. 161
Year of publication/Date of MS	2001
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Rats gone to Rest: Annotations

X:1 T:Rats gone to Rest N:From the playing of fiddler George Lee Hawkins N:(1904-1991, Bath County, northeastern Ky.), recorded N:in the field by Mark Wilson, March, 1974. Hawkins learned N:the tune from a black sharecropper, Bill Trumbo, a mentor. N:Hawkins introduced the tune: "Rat's gone to Rest...with D-Con!." M:C| L:1/8 Q:"Fast" D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/rats-gone-rest Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G B-d2d- dABd|edBA G2A2|ce2e- efgf|edBA G2A2| Bd2e dABd|edBA G2AA|ce2e- efgf|edBA G2G2|| DEGA BdBA|GBAG E2E2|DEGA BdBA|GBAG [G2B2][G2B2]| DEGA BdBA|GBAG E2E2|DEGA BdBA|GBAG [G,4G4]|]

Rats gone to Rest: Annotations