Goodnight Waltz

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 Theme code Index    555 666
 Also known as    Good Night Waltz, Mayflower Waltz, Valse des Amoureux
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Waltz/Valse/Vals
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    3/4
 History    USA(Upland South), USA(Piedmont), USA(Southeast), USA(Deep South), USA(Central), USA(Ozarks/Western Tenn), USA(Southwest)
 Structure    AB, ABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:R.P. Christeson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Old Time Fiddler's Repertory vol. 1
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 198
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1973
 Artist    Biography:Leake County Revelers
 Title of recording    Goodnight Waltz/Wednesday Night Waltz
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Columbia 15189-D (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1927
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Good Night Waltz N:From the playing of the Leake County Revelers (Mississippi), with N:fiddler Wil Gilmer. M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Waltz D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/goodnight-waltz-1 D:Columbia 15189-D (78 RPM), Leake County Revelers (1927. Recorded D:04/1927 in New Orleans, La.). D:Document DOCD 8029, "Leake County Revelers, vol. 1" (1998) Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C g6|a6|+slide+ga ge cA|G6|E2G2c2|ea ge cA| B6-|A6|a6|b6|ab ag fd|B3B-A2| G2B2d2| a4^g2|=g6-|g6| g6|a6|+slide+ga ge cA| G6|E2G2c2|[de]-[ee]-[e2e2][e2e2]|B2d2c2|A4B2|c6| d4-^d2|ea ge cA|G2^F2-G2|[G6e6]|[F6d6]|[E6c6]|_B6|| K:F C2F2A-B|cd- d2- dc-|d6|c6| C2F2A-B|cd- d4| +slide+E6-|E6|C2E2E2|G2c2f2|+slide+[e6e6]|{c}d6| c2d2c2|B2c2G2|A2 fg ec|de dc AF|C2F2A-B| cd- d2- dc-|d6|c6| C2F2 F[GA]-|[A6A6]|F2G2F2| D4E2|F6|G4-G[GA]-|[AA]d cA FD|C2=B,2C2| [C6A6]|[B,6G6]|[A,6F6]-|[A,6F6]||


X:1 T:Goodnight Waltz M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Waltz K:C ef|g4 ge|a4 ae| ga ge cA|G3 A GF|EF GA cd|ea ge cA|[D6B6]|[F4B4] a2| a3^g a2|b4 b2|ab af dc|B4 BA|G2B2d2|f2a2 ^g2|=g2a2 ga|g3 ef2| g4 ge|a4 ae|ga ge cA|G6|EF GA cd|[G6e6|B2d2c2|[A6A6]| c4 [c2a2]|[c4a4]^d2|ea ge cA|G2 ^F2 G2|[G6e6]|[F6d6]|c4 B2|_B6|| K:F C2|CD FG AB|c2d3^c|d6|c6|A,2 C2F2|Ad cA FD|[G,3E3] [CE][C2E2]|[B,4E4]C2| C2E2G2|B2c2f2|e6|d6|c2d2c2|=B2c2G2|A2 fg fe|dc AG FD| CD FG AB|c2 d3^c|d6|c6|A,2C2F2|[C6A6]|E2G2F2|[D6F6]| [D6F6]|[D4G4]^G2|Ad cA FD|C2=B,2C2|[C6A6]|[B,6G6]|[A,3F3][A,E] [A,F]>[A,G]|[A,4F4]||


X:1 T:Goodnight Waltz M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Waltz N:Transcribed by Frank Maloy based on the version by Robert N:"Georgia Slim" Rutland. B:Stephen F. Davis - Devil's Box, vol. 16, No. 2, June 1982 (p. 42) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G "C"g6|g6|{ga}g2e3c|G4- GF|E2G2 cd|ea ge cd|"G7"B6|B6| a6|b6|ab ag fd|B4 BA|G2B2d2|"G7aug"g2b3a|"C"g6|g6| "Cdim."a6|ea ge cA|G4 GF|E2G2c2|e6|B2d2c2|"F"A6| c6|"Fm"d4 cd|"C"ea ge cA|"A7"G2E2G2|"D7"e6|"G7"c6-|"C7"c4|| |:"F"A,C FG Ac|d4 ^c2|d6|c6|A,C FG Ac|d2 c3d|"C7"E6|E6| d6 |e6|de dc BG|E4 ED|C2E2G2|"Caug."c2e3d|"F"c6|c6| A,C FG Ac|d4 ^c2|d6|c6|A,2C2F2|A6|F2G2F2|"Bb"D6| F6| "Bbmin"G4 FG|"F"Ad cA FD|"D7"C2A,2C2|"G7"A6|"C7"G6|"F"F6|"Cdim"^F6|| K:C C6|C6|G2 E3C|G,6|A<C EG ce|a2 g3a|"G7"B6|B6| a6|b6|abag fd|B4 BA|G2B2d2|"G7aug"g2b3a| "C"g6|g6|g6|{ga}g2 e3c|G4-GF|E2G2c2|e6|c2d2c2|"F"A6| c6|"Fm"d4 cd|"C"ea ge cA|"A7"G2E2G2|"D7"e6|"G7"d6|"C"c6-|c6||