Don Messer's Breakdown

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 Theme code Index    331H3H 5H3H5H1H
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Don Messer
 Region    Canada
 Genre/Style    Down-East/Maritime
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    CANADA(Maritimes/English), CANADA(Ottawa Valley/Ontario), CANADA(Western Canada)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Don Messer
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Anthology of Fiddle Styles
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 4, p. 5
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1980
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
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Don Messer's Breakdown: Annotations


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T:Don Messer's Breakdown
L:1/8
M:C|
S:From a transcription by Carmelle Bégin of the playing of fiddler Dawson Girdwood.
K:C
G3 (F||E>C)E>G c2 (e>a)|(3gag e>a g>ec>A|(d^c)de f>dB>d|
(c>B)((3cB)A G2 (G>F)|E>CE>G c2 (e>a)|(3gag e>a g>ec>A|
d^cd>e f>dB>d|1 (c>e) (3dcB c2 G>F:|2 c2 (3dcB c2 (GF)||
|:E2G2c2e2|(g3 g/2)g/4a/4 g2 ((3efg)|a2g2 {f/g/}f2e2|d>ed>c B2 (cBA|
G2) (FG)B2 GB|1 (g3 g/2)g/4a/4 g2 (3efg|a2g2 f>dB>d|c>Bc>d c2 (G>F):|2 
g3 a g2 (3e/f/g/|a2 g2 f>dB>d|c2 z2 [E4c4]||

X:1 T:Don Messer's Breakdown C:Don Messer M:2/4 L:1/16 K:C GF|ECEG c2ea|g2ea gece|dcde fdBd|cBcA G2GF| ECEG c2ea|g2ea gece|dcde fdBd|cBcd c2:| |:GF|E2G2 c2e2|g4 g4|{efg}a2g2 f2e2|dedc BcBA| G2FG BGBd|g4 g4|{efg}a2g2 fdBd|cBcd c2:|

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