Grasshopper Sitting on a Sweet Potato Vine

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 Theme code Index    533H1H 641H6
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Luther Davis
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    AB, AABB'
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Sara Lee Johnson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Kitchen Musician No. 2: Old-Timey Fiddle Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 14
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1982
 Artist    Biography:Luther Davis
 Title of recording    The Old Time Way
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Heritage/Galax 070
 Year recorded    1986
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Grasshopper Sitting on a Sweet Potato Vine N:From the playing of Luther Davis (1887-1986, Grayson County, southwest N:Virginia), recorded in 1982 M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:Heritage/Galax LP 070, Luther Davis - "Old Time Way" (1986) D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/grasshopper-sitting-sweet-potatoe-vine Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D dB|ABAA FGAA|fafe ddd2| BcBA GGB2|dedB AFAB| ABAA FGAA|fafe ddd2| cdcA BAcA|ddfe d2:| df|eecc eefg|aafe ddfd|BcBA G2Bc|dedB A2A2| eecc e2fg|aafe d2d2|ccec BAc2|1d3d d2 df:|2d4 d2||


X:1 T:Grasshopper Sitting on a Sweet Potato Vine L:1/8 M:2/4 S:Luther Davis via Liz Slade Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D A/(B/A/)D/ FA/(e/|f/)e/f/(A/ d/)f(A/|B/)A/B/(D/ G)B|d/B/d/(B/ A2)| A/(B/A/)D/ FA/(e/|f/)e/f/(A/ d/)f/(A/B/|c/)B/c/A/ B/B/c|(d/f)(d/ f)|| (A|e/)(A/c/)c/ e ((3e/f/g/|a/)e/f/(A/ d/f)(A/|B/)A/B/(D/ G)B|d/B/d/(B/ A2)| e/)(A/c/)c/ e ((3e/f/g/|a/)e/f/(A/ d/f)(A/|c/)B/c/A/ B/B/c|(d/f)(d/ f)||