Texas

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X:1 T:New Castle T:Texas N:From the playing of fiddler Henry Reed (1884-1968, Glen Lyn, Giles N:County, southwestern Va.), recorded in 1967 by Alan Jabbour. New N:Castle is the county seat of nearby Craig County, Va. Reed at one N:time called the tune "Texas" but in later encounters with Jabbour he N:was certain that it was called "New Castle." However, by that time the N:Hollow Rock String Band had recorded it under the title "Texas", N:disseminating it with that name to the old-time revival community of the 1970's. N:Mr. Reed's 'c' notes are often played between a 'c' natural and 'c' sharp. M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:Library of Congress AFS 13705B15, Henry Reed (1967) D:https://www.loc.gov/item/afcreed000236/ D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/new-castle Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A ((3e/f/g/|a2)aa- a2a-e|=g2f2 e2d2|{f}g2 f2g2a2|g-f-f2 d3((3e/f/g/| a)a-ab a3a|=g2f2e2e-f|e2d2=c2A2|[M:3/2]BABA c2A4((3efg| [M:C|]a2)ab a3a|=g2f2 e2d2|g2 fg- g2ga|gf-f2 d3(e| a)a-ab a3a|=g2f2e2e-f|e2d2=c2A2|[M:3/2]BABA c2A4|| [A2e2]-|[M:C|][Ae]BcB ABcd|e2d2- d2d2-|def-e d3f|g2f2 e3f-| e2d2 c2A2|BABA c2A4 [A2e2]-|[Ae]BcB ABcd|[A2e2] (d2[df]-) [d2f2][d2f2] | [M:3/4](efe)d- d(e/f/|[M:C|]g2)f2e2-ef |e2d2 c2A2 |[M:3/2]BABA c2 A4||

X:1 T:Texas L:1/8 M:4/4 N:Irregular meter measures included S:From a transcription by Alan Jabbour of the playing of Henry Reed K:D (3e/f/g/|a)a a2 (gf) (f/e/d)|(g>f) (ga/g/ f) d2 ((3[A/e/]f/g/|a)a/b/ a2 g>f e>(f|e>)d c<A (B/A/B/A/) c A2 ((3[A/e/]f/g/| a/)(ab/) a2 (gf) e>(f|e)d cA (B/A/B/A/) c A2 (A|A/)(B/=c/B/) (A/B/c/d/ e)d2 (d|d/)e/f/e/ (d>f) gf e>(f| e)d cA (B/A/B/A/) c A2 (A|A/)(B/=c/B/) (A/B/c/d/ [Ae]) d2 (d|d/)e/f/e/ d2 (gf) (e>f|e)d cA| (B/A/)(B/A/) c A2||

X: 1 T:Texas Z:Ben Paley <ben.paley@benpaley.com> H:I learnt this tune from my dad, Tom Paley, who plays it on the banjo. Apparently its original name was 'Newcastle' M:C| L:1/8 C:Trad, arr. - Ben Paley 2008 K:Amix P:A e a2 b a2 ef | gfgf e2 ef | gfef gfeg | f2 d2 d4 | e a2 b a2 ef | gfgf e4 |[M:3/4]e3 d c2Ac B2AB |[M:C|]c2 A2 A4 :| P:B |: ABcB ABcd | e2d2 d4 | defe defd |g2f2 e4 |[M:3/4]e3d c2Ac B2AB |[M:C|]c2A2 A4 :| P:Variation of 3rd bar g2g2 fgag |

X:2 T:Texas N:Tuning A,EAe Z:Paul Gitlitz M:C| K:A mix "A"ea2b agef|"G"g2f2 e4|g4g2ag|fed2 d4| "A"a2ab agef|"G"g2f2e3f|"A"e2d2c2A2|"G"BABA "A"cA2B|[M:2/4]A4:| |:[M:C|]"A"ABcB ABcd|"D"e2d2d4|d2f2d2f2|"G"g2f2 "A"e3f| "A"e2d2c2A2|"G"BABA "A"cA2B|[M:2/4]A4:|