Slidin' Jenny

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 Theme code Index    1515 111H5
 Also known as    Luther Strong
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    USA(Upland South)
 Structure    One part
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 Tune and/or Page number    
 Year of publication/Date of MS    
 Artist    Luther Strong
 Title of recording    Slidin' Jenny
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Library of Congress AFS 01534 A02
 Year recorded    1937
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 Score   ()   



X:1 T:Slidin' Jenny S:Luther Strong (Hazard, Ky.) M:C| L:1/8 N:One part tune. N:The 'F' natural notes in the first measure are played in between sharp and natural. N:Played as a 'swung' reel or fast hornpipe, which it very much resembles. D:Library of Congress AFS (1937) F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/slidin-jenny Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D (3A,B,C|:D2[=F2A2]D2[F2A2]|"*"DD2cd2[DA]-|[EB]FGD (EF)GA|"**"Beef (e4| e)fgf e2 [ce]A|BcdB AGFD|"***"A,2 A,B, =CED(G| F2)D2 +slide+D2D2-:|| P:Substitutions |"*"D(cd)c d2[DA]||"**"Be3 e4||"***"A,2A,2 C=EDG|"or"A,B,(A,B,) =CEDG|


X:1 T:Slidin' Jenny S:Luther Strong (1892-1962, Perry County, east Ky.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Fast" N:A one-strain tune, perhaps originally a hornpipe. D:Library of Congress AFS 01534 A02 (1937) F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/slidin-jenny Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D (3A,B,C|D2 [F2A2]D2[F2A2]|DD2c d2[_E_B]-[=E=B]-|[EB]FGF EFGA|Beef e2e2-| efgf e2cA|BcdB AGFD|A,G,A,B, =CEDG|F2D2D2D2-| D2[F2A2]D2[F2A2]|Dcdc d2+slide+E2-|EFGD EFGA|B2+slide+[e2e2][ee][ee] [e2e2]-| [ee]fgf e2cA|BcdB AGFD|A,G,A,B, =CEDG|F2D2D2||