Saturday Night Breakdown

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 Theme code Index    5H3H6H3H 1H533
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Canada, United States
 Genre/Style    Contra, Down-East/Maritime, Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    USA(Deep South)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Don Messer
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Way Down East
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 4
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1948
 Artist    Biography:Leake County Revelers
 Title of recording    Saturday Night Breakdown/Uncle Ned
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Columbia 15470-D (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1929
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Saturday Night Breakdown S:Wil Gilmer & Leake County Revelers M:C| L:1/8 D: F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/saturday-night-breakdown Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C (ef|g2)(ga-) a(ge2)|c2G2E3(E|F)GFE DEFG|AG2A G2(ef| g2) (ga-) a(ge2)|c2G2E3(E|F)EFd- dc B2|[E4c4][E2c2]:| |:[_E2B2]-|[=Ec]AGF EG2A|"*"c2G2E2C2|DEFE DEFG|AG2A G2(AB| c)AGF EG2A|c2G2E3(E|FEF)d- dcB2|[E4c4][E2c2]:|] P:Substitution |"*"c2G2E3(E|F)GFE DEFG||


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X: 1 T:Saturday Night Breakdown R:Reel M:C| L:1/8 B:Don Messer - Way Down East (No. 4, p. 2) Z:Transcribed by Bruce Osborne K:C ef|g2ef age2|c2G2 E4|FGFE DEFG|AGG^F G2ef| g2ef age2|c2G2 E2G2|FEFG dcBd|c2e2 c2:| |:EG|c2G2 EFGE|c2G2 E2G2|FGFE DEFG|AGG^F G2AB| c2G2 EFGE|c2G2 E2G2|FEFG dcBd|c2e2 c2:|]