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SEVEN UP. See “Cale Smith's Pastime,” “Fair and Forty,” "Nigger and the White Man.” American, Reel (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. 'Seven Up' was a card game in which a total of seven points was game. It is a variant of All-Fours or Old Sledge (the latter is also the name of a fiddle tune).

Thomas Le Clear, High, Jack, Game, c. 1865. Boys playing seven-up.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 35. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883.

Recorded sources: - See also listing at:
For a masterful investigation of the painting and aspects of race, see Tanya Sheehan's article "Playing the Race Card: Thomas Le Clear’s High, Jack, Game" [1]

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