Going to Jail

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 Theme code Index    6636L 6636L
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Tommy Whitmer, Biography:Ted Gossett
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Rag
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    USA(Central)
 Structure    ABB, AA'BB'
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:David Brody
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Fiddler's Fakebook (The)
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 122
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1983
 Artist    Biography:Buddy Young's Kentickians/Ted Gosset
 Title of recording    Going to Jail
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Superior 2519 (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1930
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X:1 T:Going to Jail N:From the playing of fiddler Tom Whitmer (b. 1886), a member of the Muhlenberg N:County, western Kentucky-based Ted Gossett String Band. Whitmer also N:recorded under his own name. M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Rag D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/going-jail Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G e^de_B- =BA E2|e^de_B- =BA E2|DFAa- ae^cA|A^cea- ag-ge-| f2d2 cdeg|fd-dc- cA_B=B|G2[GB][GB]- [GB][GB]-[GA]G|[G2B2][G2B2][G2B2]DE-| E2EF GFGD-|EDEG- G2^G2|AFAa- age^c|e^cea- a2ge-| f2d2 cdeg|fd-dc- cdef|ge-ed- d_B-=B2|G4G4|| +slide+b2 b2-bbba|babc'- c'b-bg|a2a2- agag| abag e3[A=f]-| [A2^f2][A2f2]-[Af]efe|ab-ba- aged|[B2g2][B2g2]- [Bg]def|gegd - dcBA| B+slide+b-b+slide+b- b+slide+b-ba|babc'- c'b-bg|a2a2- agag| abag e3[A=f]-| [A2^f2][A2f2]-[Af]efe|ab-ba- aged|ge-ed- d_B-=B2|G3G- G2||