West Virginia Special

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 Theme code Index    5H5H5H3H 1H1H35
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Clark Kessinger
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    USA(Upland South)
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    
 Book/Manuscript title    
 Tune and/or Page number    
 Year of publication/Date of MS    
 Artist    Biography:The Kessinger Brothers
 Title of recording    West Virginia Special/Kanawha Country Rag
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Vocalion 02566 (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1929
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:West Virginia Special S:Clark Kessinger (W.Va.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:Vocalion 02566 (78 RPM), The Kessinger Brothers (1929) F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/west-virginia-special Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C ef|g^fga g=fed|cBcG EFGA|BABc BAGB|dccA GFED| [C2E2]g2-gage|cdcG EFGA|BABc BAGB|d2c4:| K:G {Bc}d4 d4|[d4g4] (b/a/g)-g2|ga2b a2fa|gfge dcBA| G2 de dcBc|d2g2 bage|(fa)ab affa|g2 (3agf g2 Bc| d^cde d=cBc|d2g2 bage|faab a2fa|gfge dcBA| [G2B2]de dcBc|dega bage|(fa)ab agfa|g4 =f/g/f- f2|| P:1st measure of first strain, immediately following the second strain (eg)gg- gage|