Sugar Hill

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 Theme code Index    5H5H3H1H 2H71H5H
 Also known as    Sailing on the Ocean
 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    USA(Upland South)
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:David Brody
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:The Fiddler's Fakebook
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 269
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1983
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Sugar Hill N:From the playing of fiddler Tommy Jarrell (1901-1985, Mt. Airy, western N.C.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:ADae tuning (fiddle) D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/sugar-hill-0 D:County 741, Jarrell, Cockerham & Jenkins - Stay all Night (1973) Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D a2-|abag ffd2|edc2 d2a2-|abag f2d2|{A}B3c BA(ef| a2)a2 ab a2|ffed d2[df]d|edBA A2Bc|[D3d3]d [D2d2](ea-| a)bag fed2| ed ed(fa-|a)bag f<ed2|{A}B3c BA(ef| a2)a2 ab a2|fded d2[df]d|edBA A2 Bc|[D3d3]d [D2d2]|| P:"A version of this following part is played behind vocal for B1, then alone for B2." AB|ddd2 +slide+fdd2|fded BABd-|ddd2 [d=f]-[d^f]d2|{A}B3c BABd-| ddd2 +slide+fdd2|fded Bd[df][df]|fdBA A2Bc|(D[D2d2]) (D[D2d2])||


X:1 T:Sugar Hill N:From the playing of fiddler, guitarist and banjo player N:Earnest East (1916-2000, Surry County, western N.C.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:ADae tuning (fiddle) D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/sugar-hill-3 D:Heritage 029, Earnest East & the Pine Ridge Boys & Patsy (1981) Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D e-f-|f2a2a3 g|f2eA- de =f2-|^f2a2 fd3|B3c B(ef2-| f)ga2 a3g|f2 eA- def2-|fedB AB3|d3d d2:| P:Vocal for B1, then B2: +slide+[D2D2][D2D2][D3D3]D|[D2F2][D2E2][D2D2][DD][DD]|[D2F2][D2E2]D2A,2|B,3[B,D][B,2D2]+slide+[D2D2]-| [D2D2][D2D2][D3D3]D|[D2F2][D2E2][D2D2][DD][DD]|[D2F2]D2 A,2B,2|[D3D3]D [D2D2]||


X:1 T:Sugar Hill N:From the playing of fiddler Eugene Dodd, recorded at the N:1963 Arkansas Folk Festival M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/sugar-hill Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D (fg|a2) ab e2d2|efed d2e-a-|a2ab e2d2|B4B2f-a-| a2 ab e2d2|efed d2f2-|e2d2B2-A2|d6:| |:([D2A2]|d2)d2d2fe| d2d2d2 A2|dfdf e2d2|B4BA[G2A2]| dfdf dfde| dfdf dff2-| e2d2B2-A2|d6:|


X:1 T:Sugar Hill M:2/4 L:1/8 S:Kuntz – Ragged but Right K:D a>g fd/e/|fe d(a|a)a/b/ a/f/d|B>A Ba|a3 g|f/d/e/c/ d(d|d)d/B/ AA/B/|d>B d2:| dd f>e|f/d/e d(d|d)d/e/ f/e/d|B>A B(d|d)d f>e|f/d/e/c/ d(d|d)d/B/ AA/B/|d>B d2:|


X:2 T:Sugar Hill M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:Brad Leftwich N:From a transcription by John Lamancusa, by permission http://www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes.htm Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D "D"(a2|:a)bag fede|fd"A"ec d2"D"(a2|a)bag fedc|"G7"B2 Bd B2"D"(a2| a)bag fede|fd"A"ec "D"d3e|fedc "G"BABc|1 "D"d4 d2(a2:|2 "D"d4 d2 Bc|| |: "D"dcBc d3c|dfec d2 Bc|dcde fe d2|"G7"B3c B2 Bc| "D"dcBc d2 ge|fdBc d2 ge|fedc BABc|1 d4 d2Bc:|2 d4 d4||