Sells' Brothers Circus Rag

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 Theme code Index    5611 3322
 Also known as    Still on the Hill
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Rag
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    USA(Southeast)
 Structure    AABB'CCDD
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Stephen F. Davis
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:The Devil's Box vol. 22 No. 3
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 22
 Year of publication/Date of MS    Fall 1988
 Artist    Biography:Various
 Title of recording    30 Fiddlers Greatest Hits
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Gusto Records GT 104
 Year recorded    1978
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Still on the Hill T:Sells’ Brothers Circus Rag L:1/8 M:2/4 S:From the playing of Howdy Forrester. N:Forrester learned the tune from Uncle Dave Macon as "Sells' Brothers Circus Rag," N:and recorded it as “Still on the Hill.” K:D A-|AA/c/ B/A/F/E/|DA, DA,|FF/G/ F/E/D/F/|EA, EA,| cc/d/ c/B/A/F/|EE/F/ E/D/C/B,/|A,/d/c/B/ A/G/F/E/|D3:| ((3A/B/c/|d)d/e/ d/B/A/d/|fD fD|e/d/c/B/ A/c/e/f/|gA gA| e/d/c/B/ A/c/e/f/|gA gA|fA B/A/B/c/|d3F/G/|| A/G/F/E/ D/F/A/d/|fD fD|e/d/c/B/ A/c/e/f/|gA gA| e/d/c/B/ A/c/e/f/|gA gA|f/e/A/c/ B/A/B/c/|d3|| |:A|[af]4|[df]3 A|([dF]2[dF])/B/A/F/|E4|[ge]4|[ec]3 c/B/|A/d/c/B/ A/G/F/E/|D3:| K:A |:e|[c'e]3 e|[ac]3 e|([ac]2 [ac]/)f/e/c/|[BE]4|[B(g][bd]2- [bd]/[c'd])/|[bd]3 g/f/|e/a/g/f/ e/d/c/B/|A3:|