Nigga from the South

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 Theme code Index    5L11H5 5L7L23
 Also known as    Niggers from the South
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Minstrel
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Thomas F. Briggs
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Briggs' Banjo Instructor
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 25
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1855
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Niggers from the South M:2/4 L:1/8 S:Isaac Homan manuscript (mid-19th century, Long Island, NY) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A E|AA cc|{d}eE E2|FF GE|{G}AA, A,2| BB {G}AF|Ee e2|dc AF|E3|| B/c/|.d.d d2|.c.c c2|BB FG|Ac e2| .d.d d2|cc c2|cB FG|A2|| B/c/|d(3d/d/d/ d/c/d/A/|c(3c/c/c/ c/B/c/A/|cBFG|A>c Be/f/| A/B/c/d/ e/f/g/a/|a/e/c/e/ A2||


X:1 T:Nigga from the South M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Thomas F. Briggs - Briggs' Banjo Instructor (1855, Boston, Oliver Ditson Co., p. 25) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G A/d/|DA/d/ GB|dDD A/d/|DA/d/ FA|AGG B/d/| FAA A/d/|FA dz|fA/d/ GE|EDD A/d/|| c/E/c/d/ cc/d/|B/G/B/d/ BB/d/|AE FE|(G/A/)B dB/d/| c/E/c/d/ cc/d/|B/G/B/d/ BB/d/|AE FD|GB/d/ Gz||