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 Theme code Index    5553 1115L
 Also known as    Shiloh (1)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Stephen F. Davis
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Devil's Box vol. 22 No. 2
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 49
 Year of publication/Date of MS    Summer 1988
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Se-cesh T:Shiloh [1] N:The title is a colloquialism meaning ‘secessionist’ M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:"Moderately Quick" S:Howdy Forrester; transcribed by John Hartford N:Sung to the ‘A’ part: “Tie my knapsack on my back, my rifle on my shoulder, I’ll N:go away to Shiloh and there I’ll be a soldier.” Vocal melody is third part. B:Stephen F. Davis - Devil's Box, vol. 22, No. 2, Summer 1988 (p. 49) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G B/c/|dd/e/ d/c/B/A/|GG/A/ GD/G/|BB/c/ B/A/G/A/|A2 AA/B/| cc/d/ c/B/A/G/|F>G FF/E/|D/E/D/F/ EF|G>A G:| |:B/c/|d/B/G/c/ B/d/g/a/|g/(b/b) b>c'|baab|c'>d cB/c/| dB/d/ fa|b>c' b(a|a/)b/d/f/ ef|g>a g:| P:"Vocal air, sung to 1st strain" ||dddB|DGGA|BBBG|A2A2|cc/c/ cA|F2 FE|DDEF|G2G2||