Shoot that Turkey Buzzard

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 Theme code Index    3333 5331
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    USA(Upland South), USA(Central)
 Structure    ABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:David Brody
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:The Fiddler's Fakebook
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 256
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1983
 Artist    Doc Roberts
 Title of recording    Shoot that Turkey Buzzard
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Gennett 6775 (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1928
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Turkey Buzzard T:Shoot that Turkey Buzzard N:From a the playing of Tommy Magness (1916-1972, Tenn.), N:from home recordings in 1948 for Roy Acuff M:C| L:1/8 Q:"Fast" D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/turkey-buzzard Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G +slide+[G2B2]+slide+[G2B2]+slide+[G3B3]B|d2B2- B2G2-|GGAA EDEG|AG2[GB] [G2B2][G2B2]-| [GB][GA][G2B2]+slide+[G3B3]B|d2B2- BdBA|GEDG BGAG|EG2A G2|| g2-|g2ga gage|dB2d B2a2-|aaab agef|gage d2g2-| gaba gbag|edB-_B- =BAG2-|GBAG EDEG|AG2G G2g2-| gaga g3e|dA-Bd B2a2-|abab agef|g2d4 g2-| gaba gbag|edB-_B- =BAG2-|GBAG EDEG|AG2[GB] [G2B2]||


X:1 T:Shoot that Turkey Buzzard N:From the playing of John Walker (Corbin, Whitley County, N:south-central Ky.), from a 1960's field recording by Ed Ward M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/3190 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A fg|a2bg agfa|gbgf ecfg|abaf ecBd|c2A4fg| a2bg a2aa|gbgf e2f2- |fgae f2ed|c2 A4|| [B2e2]-|[c2a2][c2a2][c2a2]BA|F2A4([B2|[c2a2])[c2a2][c2a2] BA|F2E4(B2| [c2a2])[c2a2][c2a2]BA|F2A6|BB2B- BcBA|F2E4| c2[ca]B cecB|cABG A3B-|c2[e2e2]c2 BA|F2[E4A4]B2-| c2[ca]B cecB|cABG A4|BB2B- BcBA|F2E4||


X:1 T:Shoot that Turkey Buzzard N:Transcribed by John Hartford from the playing of John Walker M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stephen Davis - Devil's Box, vol. 25, No. 4, Winter 1991 (p. 21) K:G e/f/||"G"gg/f/ g/a/g/f/|e/f/e/d/ Bd|gg/f/ g/a/g/f/|ed- de/f/| gg/f/ g/a/g/f/|e/f/e/d/ Bd|"E"[ee]>d e/f/e/d/|BG-G:| |:D/G/|"G"Bd B/d/A/G/|EG-G D/G/|Bd B/d/A/G/|ED-D D/G/| Bc B/c/B/G/|A/B/A/G/ EG|"D"A/B/A/B/ A>G|"G" ECD- D:|]


X:1 T:Shoot that Turkey Buzzard N:From the playing of Estill Bingham (Bell County, southeast N:corner of Ky.), from a 1989 field recording by Bruce Greene N:Bingham's fiddle is tuned down a few steps from 'A'. M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/1131 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A EF|A2 +slide+[c2e2] c3c|e2c2- c3[EA]-|[EA]cBA FEFA|B2[E4A4](EF| A2) +slide+[c2e2] c3c|e2c2- c3[EA]-|[EA]cBA FEFA|B2[E4A4]|| fg|agab a3f|e2 c4[B2e2]|bc' b4a2|f2 e4fg| a2c'2c'3b|afeB c2e2-|ecBA FEFA|B2A4||


X:1 T:Shoot that Turkey Buzzard L:1/8 M:2/4 S:Kuntz – Ragged but Right K:A [^GA]|[AA][A/f/][A/f/] [Ae][A/f/][A/f/]|e/c/B/A/ c>B|Af/f/ ef/f/|e/c/B A>B| Af/f/ ef/f/|e/c/B/A/ c>B|Af/f/ ef/f/|e/c/B A:| |:e/f/|aa/f/ aa/a/|f e2 (a|b)b/a/ b>c'|b a2 (b| c')c'/c'/ b/a/a|f/a/f/e/ c/AB/|cc/A/ B/A/A/F/|E/F/A/c/ B<A:|