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|f_tune_title=John Lover's Gone
|f_aka=John Lover, John Lover's, Tommy Love, Poor Johnny's Gone to the War, John the Lover, Johnny Has Gone to War, Johnny Lover, John's Lover is Gone, Poor Johnny's gone to War,
|f_country=United States
|f_genre=Old-Time
|f_rhythm=Reel (single/double)
|f_time_signature=2/2
|f_key=D
|f_accidental=2 sharps
|f_mode=Ionian (Major)
|f_history=USA(Upland South)
|f_structure=AABB, ABC
|f_book_title=Traditional American Fiddle Tunes vol. 1
|f_collector=Stacy Phillips,
|f_year=1994
|f_page=p. 127
|f_theme_code_index=1133 4455L
|f_score=1
|f_player=Roanoke Jug Band
|f_album=Johnny Lover/Stone Mountain Rag
|f_label=OKeh 45423 (78 RPM),
|f_recording_date=1929
}}
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X: 1
P: John Lover's Gone
C: from Bob Mills "Tripping up Stairs"
C: arr. T. Traub 9-19-2006
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
|: D2 |"G"G2 G2 B3 B|"C"c2 c2 "D"d2 D2|"G"G2 G2 B d3 d|"C"c2 B2 "D"A2 D2|
"G"G2 G2 B3 B|"Am"c2 c2 "G"d2 d2|"C"de d2 "D"cB A2|"G"G4-G2 :|
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"G"gf g2 "D"ag a2 |"G"b2 b2 d3 d|"C"cBAc "G"BAGB |"D"AG F2 "G"G2 :|
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X:1
T:John Lover is Gone
N:From the playing of fiddle/banjo duo Glen Smith (1888-1973, Galax, Va.) and  
N:Wade Ward (1892-1971, Independence, Virginia)
N:Smith is not to be confused with fiddler Glen Smith (1923-2001, Elizabeth, W.Va.)
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
N:ADae tuning (fiddle)
D:Folkways FW02380, Uncle Wade (1973)
D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/john-lover-gone
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:D
f-a-|afag f2e2|[d3f3][df][d3f3]f-|a2a2 g2f2|[d3f3][df][d3f3]f-| 
afag f2e2|[d3f3][df][d2f2][df][df]|e3f e2d2|e2d2B2 A-B| 
d2d2 fdec-|[d3f3][df][d2f2]d2|e3f e2d2|f2 ed B2 A-B|
d2d2 fdec-|[d3f3][df][d2f2]||
P:Variation
a2-a(a/g/) f2ef|[df][df] ([df]e)[d2f2] (3efg|afaf e2d2|d2[df][d2f2](ef|
a2)a2f2e2|[d3f3][df][d2f2][df][df]|e3f e2d2|f2 ed B2 A-B|
d2d2 fdec-|[d3f3][df][d2f2]||
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