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Theme code Index	336L5L 1323
Also known as	Come Along John, Johnny Walk along with Your Paper Collar on
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2
History
Structure	AAB, AABB, AA’BB’
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Marion Thede
Book/Manuscript title	Book:The Fiddle Book
Tune and/or Page number	p. 135
Year of publication/Date of MS	1967
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Tune annotations

X:1
T:Walk Along John (Song version)
C:J.P. Carter
S:Songs of the Virginia Serenaders  (Boston, 1844)
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:G
"verse"A>B A>B|A>A AF|AA GG|DD FA/A/|
A>B A>B|A>A AF|AA G G/G/|DD (FA)||
"Chorus"A/A/ B c>c|cA G2|BB G>B|DF G2||
"Instrumental fill"d/>B/G/>B/ d/>B/G/>B/|d/>B/G/>B/ d2|c/>A/F/>A/ c/>A/F/>A/|c/>A/F/>A/ c2|
GABc|dcB z|c/>A/B/>G/ Ec|B/>G/A/>F/ G2||

X: 1
T: WALK ALONG, JOHN
B: Oliver Ditson "The Boston Collection of Instrumental Music" 1910 p.63 #3
F: http://conquest.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/8/8f/IMSLP175643-PMLP309456-bostoncollection00bost_bw.pdf
M: 2/4
L: 1/16
K: G
[|\
A3B A3B | A3A A2F2 | A2A2 G2G2 | D2D2 F2A2 |
A3B A3B | A3A A2F2 | A2BA G2AG | F2D2 F2A2 |]
A2B2 c3d | c2A2 F2D2 | B2B2 G3B | D2E2 F2A2 |
A2B2 c3d | c2A2 F2D2 | B2B2 G3B | D2E2 F2G2 |]
d>BG>B d>BG>B | d>BG>B d4 | c>AF>A c>AF>A | c>AF>A c4 |
G2A2B2c2 | d2c2B2z2 | c>AB>G D2c2 | B>GA>F G4 |]

X: 1
T:Walk Along John
R:reel
M:4/4
K:G
"G"B3DE2D2| G2B2A2B2| B3DE2D2| "D"dB AG A"G"G3|
"G"B3DE2D2| G2B2A2B2| B3DE2D2| "D"dB AG A"G"G3:|
|:"G"GABde2d2|"C"dBdeg4| "G"GABde2d2|"D"dBA2"G"G4|
"G"GABde2d2|"C"dBdeg3a| "Em"b2a2g2e2|"D"dBA2"G"G4:|
W: Alternate progression for A part: G  Bm  C  Em

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