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Month: September 2017

Transcriptions Fiddlin' Doc Roberts, G tunes, Major tunes, Sheet music, Transcriptions

Johnny Inchin’ Along

September 21, 2017

Johnny Inching Along is a fairly simple and straightforward AABB fiddle tune in G major, based on two four-bar strains. It was recorded by Fiddlin’ Doc Roberts at a March 15, 1929, session in Richmond, Indiana, and released as Gennett #7049. Roberts uses a variation of the ‘A’ strain repeatedly in his performance. This is…

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Transcriptions Fiddlin' Doc Roberts, G tunes, Major tunes, Sheet music, Transcriptions

Buck Creek Gal

September 7, 2017

Fiddlin’ Doc Roberts recorded Buck Creek Gal at an August 26, 1927, session in Richmond, Indiana. It was released as Champion #155500, credited to the pseudonym Fiddlin’ Jim Burke. The tune is unusual structurally. It can be broken into three primary sections: An eight-bar ‘A’ section in E minor An eight-bar ‘B’ section in G major…

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