Annotation:Black Satin
X:1 T:Black Satin M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:Brad Leftwich N:From a transcription by John Lamancusa, by permission. See http://www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes.htm Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G B(d |: d)Dde d2 BA | GABc d2 B(d | d)Dde d2 BA |1 GBAF G2 B(d :|2 GBAF G2 (G, || |: G,)A,B,A, G,2 BA | GBAG E2 GE | DB,A,B, G,2 BA |1 GBAF G2 (G, :|2 GBAF G2 ||
BLACK SATIN. American, Reel. G Major. GDad tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The tune was in the repertoire of the Perry County (Tenn.) Music Makers-Nonnie Presson and Bulow Smith on zither and gtr., who recorded several sides for Vocalion Records in 1930. Nonnie learned the tune from a local banjo player, Will Warren. A tune called "Black Satin" (DDad tuning) was in the repertory of fiddler George Mert Reves (1884?-1992?), of Dennard, Arkansas, although he had lived much of his life in the Oklahoma Ozarks region.
