Steamboat Bill

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Theme code Index	1135 4455
Also known as
Composer/Core Source	Biography:Bert Frank & Harry Leighton
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time, Stage
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History
Structure	ABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Viola "Mom" Ruth
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Pioneer Western Folk Tunes
Tune and/or Page number	No. 61, p. 22
Year of publication/Date of MS	1948
Artist	Biography:The Kessinger Brothers
Title of recording	Steamboat Bill
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Brunswick 563
Year recorded	1930
Media
Score (1)

Steamboat Bill

X:1 T: Steamboat Bill S:From the playing of Clark Kessinger (W.Va.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:All the (B-c) notes in the 2nd strain are played as slides. D:Brunswick 563 (78 RPM), The Kessinger Brothers (1930). D:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRhhNNiblxs Z:Andrew Kuntz K:A (3EFG ||SAGAB cfec|dB3 e2e2|AGAB cfec|.B2 GE- E3G| AGAB cA.B2|A2FA- A2B2-|cecB cfeB|(c=c^c)A- A2(B2| [c2e2])[ce]A cdec|d2B2 e2E2|[c2e2][ce]A cfec |.B2 GE- E3G| AGAB cA .B2|AF3 A2B2-|cecB cfeB|(c=c^c)A- A4|| |:B2-c2 A3B-|cABA ce-e2|B-ccA- A(Bcd) |ef-ec- BGFE| B-cA2- A4|cABA ce-e2|1a2f2 ecAB|cAB2 A4:|2 fefd ecAB |cA B2A2E2S||

X:1 T:Steamboat Bill M:2/4 L:1/8 S: Viola “Mom” Ruth – Pioneer Western Folk Tunes (1948) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G (3D/E/F/|G/G/G/G/ B/dB/|c/B/c/A/ d3 (3D/E/F/|G/G/G/G/ B/dB/|AF D>(3D/E/4F/4| G/G/G/G/ B/B/A/A/|G>E G>A|B/_B/=B/_B/ =B/dB/|B/=BD/ G3|| |:{A/_B/}=B>D G>A|B/_B/=B/_B/ =B<d|{A/_B/}=B>D G>(B/c/)|d/e/d/B/ A2| {A/_B/}=B>D G>(B/c/)|B/_B/=B/_B/ =B<d|[c/e/][c/e/][c/e/][c/e/] d/B/G/A/|B/G/A G3:|]

Steamboat Bill