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Dusty Strings Second Sunday Jam

Tune Book

This tunebook contains tunes commonly played at the Dusty Strings Second Sunday old-time

jam in Seattle, where commonly means played more than twice since Ive been keeping records.It is almost certainly missing a few commonly-played tunes which havent been transcribed yet. Forthe full logs of whats been played, see http://slowerthandirt.org/tune-list/

I am trying to make fresh transcriptions of all these tunes, but in some cases I have cribbed froma previously-published book. Usually I will have made some minor changes to those tunes to reflectmore closely how theyre played at the jam, and I have included attribution notes for tunes I didnttranscribe by ear. My intent is to eventually replace any transcriptions borrowed from books withtranscriptions entirely my own. This is a work in progress.

These transcriptions are mostly stripped-down versions suitable for learning the basic tune, notexact transcriptions of any particular performance. As such, they should definitely not be used asa canonical source of how any tune should sound. Add your own variations, search out YouTube

videos and recordings, and learn from other players in your area how they play it. The goal of thistunebook is to be descriptive, not prescriptive.

Tools used in the preparation of this tunebook include abcm2ps, EasyABC and LATEX. The ideacame from Paul Hardys tunebooks at http://www.pghardy.net/concertina/tunebooks/. Thereis a GitHub repository of files which should (with some modification) be sufficient for you to createyour own set of tunebooks at https://github.com/rjl20/abc-tunebook

The current version of this tunebook as well as other collections Ive prepared, in both ABC andPDF formats, is available at http://slowerthandirt.org/tunebooks/ check the version in thepage footers against the version listed on the site before downloading a new copy.

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Commonly-played tunes missing from this tunebook:

Bill Cheatham

Cripple Creek

Sally Anne

Wild Rose of the Mountain

Cold Frosty Morning

Chinky-Pin

Faded Love

Lost Indian

Pig Ankle Rag

Possums Tail is Bare

Sleeping Giant Two-Step

Soldiers Joy in 3/4

Tennessee Waltz

Old French

Ragtime Annie

Emmas Waltz

Elmers Waltz

Leather Britches

Prettiest Girl in the County

Me and My Fiddle

Road to Batoche

If you are the composer of a tune reproduced here without your permission, please contact us at [email protected] that we can provide proper attribution or remove the tune.


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Tunes By Key

Key of A dor

Cluck Old Hen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Paddy On the Handcar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Key of A mix

Old Joe Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Red Haired Boy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8S a n d y B o y s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Key of Am

Evas Polka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Key of D

Angeline the Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Arkansas Traveler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Buffalo Gals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Fishers Hornpipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Midnight on the Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Moon a nd S even S tars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6O v e r t h e W a t e r f a l l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

S o l d i e r s J o y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0S p o t t e d P o n y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0St. Annes Reel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Whiskey Before Breakfast.......................12

Wind That Shakes The Barley, The.............13

Key of D dor

Come Home With the Girls in the Morning . . . . . . 3

Key of Dmc

Carnival Polka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Key of E dor

S w a l l o w t a i l J i g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1

Key of G

Girl I Left Behind Me, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Red Wing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Turkey in the Straw .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12


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Tunes By Title

Angeline the Baker (D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Arkansas Traveler (D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B u ff a l o G a l s ( D ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Carnival Polka (Dm c)... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Cluck Old Hen (A dor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Come Home With the Girls in the Morning (D dor)3Evas Polka (Am) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Fishers Hornpipe (D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Girl I Left Behind Me, The (G) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Liberty (D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Midnight on the Water (D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Moon and Seven Stars (D). .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Old Joe Clark (A mix) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Over the Waterf all (D)... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Paddy On the Handcar (A dor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Red Haired Boy (A mix) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Red Wing (G) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Sandy Boys (A mix) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9S o l d i e r s J o y ( D ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0S p o t t e d P o n y ( D ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0St. Annes Reel (D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Swallowtail Jig (E dor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Turkey in the Straw (G) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Whiskey Before Breakfast (D) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Wind That Shakes The Barley, The (D) . . . . . . . . 13


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Angeline the BakerD

D G

44

5 D D G A

9 D G

13 D D G A

Written Source: Complete Tractor, p.5More than half the people I encounter play this tune in the reverse order of the two parts shown.The tune derives from Steven Fosters "Angelina Baker." My reading of the original is that this orderis closest to the original, for what thats worth. Also, I like the V chord at the end of each partas shown, but this is for you to decide yourself. -- G.S.

Arkansas TravelerD

D G D A D Em A

44

5D G D G A D

8 D G D A D A D A

13D G D A D G A D

Aural Source: Sarah Comer


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Buffalo GalsD

D A D

44

5 D A D

9 G D A D

13 G D A D

Written Source: Sarah Comer, Dusty Strings dance band class.

Carnival PolkaDm^c Sarah Comer

D harmonic minor

Dm B Dm

42

5 A A Dm1 2

9 A Dm Gm B

17 A Dm Gm A Dm

Aural Source: Learned at the Dusty Strings Jam on 2013/07/14. Sarah Comer. Included in this collection by permission.Permission has been granted for public performance of this tune.


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Cluck Old HenA dor

A G A G A G E A

44

5 A C A G A E A

Written Source: Fiddlers Fakebook, p.70

Come Home With the Girls in the MorningD dor

Dm A

44

5 Dm C A Dm DM1 2

8 Dm C Dm Dm C D

13 Dm C Dm C A Dm



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Evas PolkaAm

Am G Am

44

5

Am C G Am Am

1 2

8 C G Dm Am

13 C G E7 Am


Fishers HornpipeD

3

3D G D G D G D A

44

5D G D G D A D

8 A D A E7 A

13 G D G A D


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The Girl I Left Behind MeG

3

G C G D7

44

5 G C D G

8 G (Em) D7

13 G C D G

I like the Em, but thats probably more of a contra-ish thing than old-time.

LibertyD

D G

44

5 D G A D

9 D A

13 D G A D

Aural Source: Dusty Strings jam?


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Waltz Midnight on the WaterD Luke Thomasson

D (DM7) (D6) D

43

5 D G D A7 D D1 2

9 D (DM7) (D6) D Em Bm

17 G D D G D A7 D D1 2

Written Source: The Waltz Book, p.35Copyright Benny Thomasson, Winwood Music Company

Moon and Seven StarsD

D G D G Em A

86

5 D G D G A D A D1 2

9 A D A D G A

13 G D G D G A D A D1 2



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Old Joe ClarkA mix

A E

44

5 A E A

9 A E

13 A E A


Over the WaterfallD

D A D D A D

44

5 D A D C G

9 D G D D A D

13 D G D A D

Written Source: Complete Tractor, p.142


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Paddy On the HandcarA dor Arr. Stuart Williams

Am C Am

44

7 Am Am G

12 G Am Am


Red Haired BoyA mix

A D A G

44

5 A D A A

9 G D A G

13 A D A E A



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Red WingG By Kerry Mills, 1907; arr. Gene Silberberg

G G7 C G D7 G A7 D7

44

9 G G7 C G D7 G A7 D7 G

17 C G D7 G

25 C G D7 G


Sandy BoysA mix

A G

44

5 A E7 A

9 A A D A D

13 A E7 A


Chords from Sarah Comer


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Soldiers JoyD

D A

44

5 D (G) D A D

8 D G D A

13 D G D A D


Spotted PonyD

D A D G D A

44

5 D A D G D A D

9 D G D D A

13 D G D A D


Bobby Taylor, who I learned roughly this version from, plays the high part first.


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St. Annes ReelD

D G D

44

5 D G A D

9D Em A D

13 D Em A D


Swallowtail JigE dor

Em D

86

5 Em D Em Em1 2

9 Em D

13 Em D Em


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Turkey in the StrawG

G D

44

5 G C D G D G1 2

9 G C

13 G D G D G D G1 2


Whiskey Before BreakfastD

D G D A

44

5 D G D A D

9 D Em (A) A7

13 D A G D G D A D


The bluegrassers all play that E minor chord in measure 11, but most old time backup players just play A.


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The Wind That Shakes The BarleyD

D G D G A

44

5 D G D G A

9 D G D A D G A G

13 D G D A D G A

Aural Source: As played at Slower Than Dirt

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