Shoo Fly

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 Theme code Index    1H1H1H1H 1H1H1H1H
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Stacy Phillips
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Traditional American Fiddle Tunes vol. 1
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 224
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1994
 Artist    Biography:The Kessinger Brothers
 Title of recording    Shoo Fly/Everybody to the Punchin'
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Brunswick 554 (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1930
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Shoo Fly M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Air B:Mrs. Joe Person - A Collection of Popular Airs (1889, p. 9) Z:AK/Fiddlers Companion K:G (d/B/|g3) (d/B/|g3) (d/B/|g)(e/d/) BG|[D3A3] (d/A/)|f3 (f/d/)| a3 (a/g/)|fdef|[B3g3]:||:[GB]G2G/A/|Bd [DA]D/F/|[FA] [D2F2] [D/F/]G/| [DA][DB] [B,G]G/A/|[GB]G2G/A/|dB [D2A2]|d>d d>c|BA [B,2G2]:|


X:1 T:Shoo Fly N:From the playing of Clark Kessinger (1896-1975, Saint Albans, W.Va.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Quick" D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/shoo-fly D:Brunswick 554 (78 RPM), The Kessinger Brothers (1930). Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D +slide+"*"d2d2 d3d |d2 d4 (3dcB|AA2F- FG F2|E6 A-B| cc2c- c3B|"**"c2 e4 cB|A2A2 fd e2|1d6(3ABc:|2 d6|| |:f2-|fgfe d2 ef|g2 (f/g/f) e4|efec A2c2|efge fdeg| f2d2[d2f2]ef|gefg e2 (3efg|a2 ab afe2|d6 :| P:Substitutions "*"[F2d2][F2d2][F3d3]d|[F2d2][F4D4] (B/c/B)||"**"ce3 efec||


X: 1 T: Shoo Fly M:C| K:D "D"d4 dBAB | d2 d4 AB | d2d2 BAFD | "A" E2>F2 E2A2 | c4 cBAB| "A"c2>B2 c2B2 |1A2A2B2A2 | "D"F4 F2 AB:|2"A"A2A2 BAcA| "D"d2>c2 d4|| "D"f2e2d2 ef | "G"g2f2e2e2-|"A"e2d2c2e2 | "D"fgfe d2e2| "D"f2e2d2 ef|"G"g2f2e2a2-|"A"a2 a2 gf e2 |1"D"d4 d2 e2 :|2"D"d4d4|]