Sherman's Retreat

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 Theme code Index    3H3H3h 3H1H3H
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:John W. Summers
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Waltz/Valse/Vals
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    3/4
 History    USA(Central)
 Structure    AA'BBCDD
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Stacy Phillips
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Traditional American Fiddle Tunes vol. 2
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 308
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1995
 Artist    Biography:John W. Summers
 Title of recording    Fine Times at Our House
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Folkways FW3809_106
 Year recorded    1964
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X:1 T:Sherman's Retreat S:John W. "Dick" Summers (1887-1976, Marion, Indiana) M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Waltz D:Folkways FW03809, John Summers - Fine Times at Our House (1964) F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/shermans-retreat Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C G2|e2 ee e2|(ed) c2+slide+[e2e2]|[ee]-[de] c2 (d/c/A)|G2 GA GE|[C2E2]E2G2| [B2g2][B2.a2] ([B/g/]a/g/f/)|[B2g2][B2g2] [B2g2]|b2 bb b-a|g2e2G2| +slide+[e2e2] ee e2|(d/e/d) c2 e2| (d/e/d)c2 (c/B/A)| G2 GA GE|C2 E2G2| (e/f/g){^f}g4|b2a2 (Bd)|d2 c2 (d/c/B)| [E4c4]|| G2|+slide+[e2e2] ee e2|(d/e/d) c2 e2| (d/e/d)c2 (c/B/A)| G2 GA GE|C2 E2G2| [G,2D2][B2g2][B2g2]| [G,2D2][B2g2][B2g2] |[B2b2][Bb][Bb] [Bb]a|g2 e2c2| +slide+[e2e2] ee e2|(d/e/d)c2 e2| (d/e/d)c2 (c/B/A)| G2 GA GE|C2 E2G2| {e^f}g4 ^fg|b2a2Bc|d2c2[E2c2]|[E4c4]|| |:[A2A2]|[A2A2][G2A2][E2A2]|[A2A2][G2A2][E2A2]| [A2A2][AA][AA] [AA][GA]|[E2A2]G2c2| +slide+[e2e2][ee][ee] ((3d/e/d/[ce])|+slide+[e2e2][ee][ee] ((3d/e/d/[ce])| d2aa ab|(a/b/a) g2B2|c2e2E2| [A2A2][G2A2][E2A2]| [A2A2][G2A2]([EA]-[FA]-| [A2A2])AB AG|[G,2E2]G2c2| [D2d2] aa ab|a2g2B2|[E3c3][EB] [Ec][Ec]| [E4c4]:| [G,2G2]|{^f}g3 ^f- ga|g2e2[c2e2]|+slide+[e3e3][ee] [ee][eg]|e2d2c2| (B-d-d) d- de|d2 A2B2|c2a2 (g/a/g)|e2G2c2| {^f}g3 ^f- ga|g2e2[c2e2]|+slide+[e3e3][ee] [ee][ee]|e2d2c2| (B-d-d) d- de|d2 A2B2|c2a2 ge|[E4c4]|| |:G2|{e}g4ge|G2a2 g2|[e4g4]ge|c2a2g2| [c4f4](A/B/A)|G2c2e2|g4 ge|c2a2g2| [c3e3] {c}([de][ee][de])|[c2e2]G2AB|[E3c3]([EB]- [Ec]-[Ed])|[E4c4]:||