Still on the Hill

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 Theme code Index    5611 3322
 Also known as    Sells' Brothers Circus Rag
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Uncle Dave Macon
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    AABCCDD
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Stephen F. Davis
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:The Devil's Box vol. 22 No. 3
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 22
 Year of publication/Date of MS    Fall 1988
 Artist    Biography:Howdy Forrester
 Title of recording    The Greatest Country Fiddlers Of Our Time
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    London Records HA-B.8215
 Year recorded    1965
 Media    
 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Sells’ Brothers Circus Rag T:Still on the Hill L:1/8 M:2/4 S:Howdy Forrester, learned it from Uncle Dave Macon B:The Devil’s Box N:Transcribed by John Hartford, who notes Forrester recorded the tune N:under the title “Still on the Hill.” N:Order of the parts is ABCABDA K:D F/G/||AA B/A/F/E/|DA, DA,|FF/G/ F/D/D/F/|EA, EA,| cc/d/ c/B/A/F/|EE/F/ E/D/C/B,/|A,/d/c/B/ A/G/F/E/|D3:| F/G/||AD/F/ A/F/A/d/|fA fA|e/d/c/B/ A/c/e/f/|dgAg|gg g/f/e/d/|cc/d/ c/B/A/G/| A/B/c/B/ A/G/F/E/|d3 F/G/|AdAd|ff/g/ fd|e/d/c/B/ A/c/e/f/|gAgA| e/d/c/B/ A/c/e/f/|g/f/g/a/ g/f/e/d/|eB A/B/c/A/|d3|| A|:(a2 a>)b|a3 A|(d2 d/)B/A/F/|E4|g4|g3 c/B/|A/B/c/B/ A/G/F/E/|d3:| e|:c'3 e|a3 e|(a2 a/)f/e/c/|B4|g(b b2)|b3 g/f/|e/f/g/f/ e/d/c/B/|A3:|