Woodchopper's Reel

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 Theme code Index    5H1H53 153H2H
 Also known as    Woodchopper's Breakdown, Woodchopper's Hornpipe, Pea Soup, Woodchopper (The), Reel de la soupe aux pois, Lumberjack's Reel (3), Reel des bûcherons, Wood Chopper's Breakdown
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Ned Landry
 Region    Canada, United States
 Genre/Style    Contra, Québécois/Acadian
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4, 2/2
 History    USA(Central), USA(New England), USA(Great Lakes/Northern Tier), CANADA(Maritimes/English), CANADA(Québec), CANADA(Ottawa Valley/Ontario)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Don Messer
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Way Down East
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 15
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1948
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Woodchopper's Reel L:1/8 M:C| K:D afdB AdFA|DFAd f2ef|(3gfe cB Aceg|a^gab a2f=g| afdB AdFA|DFAd f2ef|(3gfe cB Acec|dfec d4:| |:DFAd (3BdB AF|DFAd (3BdB A2|A,CEA ceaf|gfed cBAF| DFAd (3BdB AF|DFAd (3BdB A2|A,CEA ceaf|(3gfe cA d2FE:|


X:2 T:Woodchopper's Hornpipe M:2/4 L:1/16 Q:122 R:Reel A:Missouri B:Transcribed in OFTR as tune #73 Z:B. Shull, trans.; R.P. LaVaque, ABCs K:D FE|(DF)A(d Bd)AF|(DF)A(d BA)FD|(A,C)E(A c)(ea)(f|gf)ec (dB)AF|! (DF)A(d Bd)AF|(DF)A(d BA)FD|(A,C)E(A c)(ea)(f|gf)ec d2:|! |:f(g|af)df AdFA|(DF)Ad (fe)fa|(ge)ce (Ac)e(g|ag)ab (agf)(g|! a-f)df AdFA|(DF)Ad f2e(f|g)ece (Ac)eg|(3fgf e(c d2):|!


X:0 T:Untitled T:Woodchopper's Breakdown N:"D Reel #11" at the Grandy Project site. S:Grandy Fagnan (c.1902-1986, Camperville, Manitoba) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:ADae or standard tuning (fiddle) D:https://grandyproject.ca/tunes/ Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D (DF[D2A2]) (B/c/B) AF|(DF[DA])c (B/c/B) AF|D-FAc BdAF|A,CEG FD[DA]c| (B/c/B) AF DFA-c|d2 ef |gecB Acec |d2 (d/e/c) d2AF| DF A2 (B/c/B) AF|DFAc (B/c/B)A2|A,CEG FDDc| (B/c/B) AF DFAc|dfaf |gecB Acec| d2 (d/4e/4d/)c d2fg|| |:afde fdAF|D(F[FA])c d2fa|gecB Aceg|(a^g)ab a2fg| afde fdAF|D(FA)c d2af|gecB Acec|1d2 (d/4e/4d/)c d2 fg:|2d2 (d/4e/4d/)c d2F-E||


X: 1 T:Woodchopper's Reel M:C L:1/8 C:Ned Landry R:reel O:U.S. A:Missouri Z:abcs done by Mimi Boothby August 2024 Z:as found in Phillips Collection, and as played by Joe Pancerzewski K:D fg|:"D"afdB AdFA|DFAd f2 ef|"A7"(ge)ce Aece|(a^g)ab a=gfg| "D"afdB AdFA|DFAd f2 ef |"A7"(ge)ce Aece|1"D"d2d2d2 fg:|2"D"d2d2d4|| DFA(d (3BdB) AF|DFA(d (3BdB) AF|"A7"A,CEA ceaf|gfed cBAF| "D"DFA(d (3BdB) AF|DFA(d (3BdB) AF|"A7"A,CEA ceaf|(ge)cA "D"d4:|