Annotation:Duck Wooten's High C Tune

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X:1 T:Duck Wootan's High 'C' Tune T:Peep o' Day [3] M:C| L:1/8 S:Thomas Jefferson "Duck" Wootan (1882-1964, Kimble County, central Texas) N:From a 1958 home recording by Tim Wooten F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/peep-oday Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C c2c2 cded |cdcA G2AB|c2 cd cAGF|ECCD C2[CE]G| [EA]-[Ec][E2c2][Ec]ded|cdcA [C2E2][C2E2]|([EA]c)cd cAGF| ECCD|| gage|a2 ab aged|cAGA cdce|a2a2 bage|aba2 e2g2| c'3c' aged|cAGA cdce|a2 ab aged|cAGA cdce| a2a2 bage|aba2 e2g2|c'3c' aged|cAGE C2[C2E2]||

DUCK WOOTEN'S HIGH C TUNE. AKA and see "Peep o' Day (3)." American, Reel (2/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'

Additional notes

Source for notated version: - Kimble County, central Texas, fiddler Thomas Jefferson "Duck" Wootan (1882-1964) [Milliner & Koken]. His name was originally spelled "Wootan", but the family name was changed when his son entered military service, with the spelling "Wooten" ending up on the paperwork.

Printed sources : - Milliner & Koken (Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes), 2011; p. 175.

Recorded sources: -

See also listing at:
Hear Duck Wooten play the tune at Slippery Hill [1]

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