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X:1
T:Ora Lee
L:1/8
M:2/4
N:GDad tuning
K:G
G>E|D(G G)A/B/|A/G/E/G/ [DA]>G|FD E/D/F/D/|GA B/A/G/E/|
D(G G)A/B/|A/G/E/G/ A>G|FD/F/ E/D/F| G2G:|
|:B|[GB]>d B/A/G|[G3B3] e/d/|B/A/G/E/ DG|B2 AB|
[G2c2] [Gc]>B|A/G/F/G/ A>G|FD E/D/F|G2 G:|]
ORA LEE. Old-Time, Reel. G Major. GDad tuning (fiddle). AA'BB (Phillips). The tune is usually played slower than the normal breakdown tempo.
Additional notes
Source for notated version: - fiddler James Bryan (Alabama) with Bob Carlin [Kuntz, Phillips]. Bryan had the tune from an older Tennessee fiddler, Edward Winter.
Printed sources : - Cooper (American Old Time Fiddle Tunes), 2010.
Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 2), 1995; p. 97.
Recorded sources: -Oak Records OOK CD 001, "Brittany Haas" (2004). Rounder 0197, Bob Carlin – "Banging and Sawing" (1985. Source: Edward Winters).
Red Mountain – "Sweet Bama."
See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Hear Bob Carlin & James Bryan's recording on youtube.com [2]
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