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Theme code Index	1H351 3326L
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Stacy Phillips
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Traditional American Fiddle Tunes vol. 1
Tune and/or Page number	p. 57
Year of publication/Date of MS	1994
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
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COTTON EYED JOE [3]. Old-Time, Breakdown. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The main "Cotton Eyed Joe" strains in this unique version have become much more diluted, especially in the 'B' part, which is a series of shuffled chords.

Sources for notated versions: Jehile Kirkhuff (Pa.) [Phillips]; Joe Pancerzewski [Silberberg].

Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; p. 57. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; p. 27.

X: 1
T: Cotton-Eyed Joe [3]
S: Bernie Waugh
R: Reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: A
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