Cuban Two-Step

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Theme code Index	1H1H1H6 1H1H1H5
Also known as
Composer/Core Source	Biography:Smith's Garage Fiddle Band
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time, Texas/Oklahoma
Meter/Rhythm	Two-Step
Key/Tonic of	B
Accidental	2 flats
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2
History	USA(Southwest)
Structure	AA'BB
Editor/Compiler
Book/Manuscript title
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS
Artist	Biography:Smith's Garage Fiddle Band
Title of recording	Done Gone/Cuban Two Step
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Vocalion 5287 (78 RPM)
Year recorded	1928
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Cuban Two-Step: Annotations

X:1 T:Cuban Two-Step S:Smith's Garage Fiddle Band (Dallas, Texas) M:C| L:1/8 R:Two-Step D:Vocalion 5287 (78 RPM), Smith's Garage Fiddle Band (1928) F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/cuban-two-step Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:Bb ((3[Af]ga)|:[B2b2][Bb][Bb]- [Bb]agf|[B2b2][Bb][Bb]- [Bb]afg|[M:3/2]fb3 [D4d4]-[D4d4]-|[M:C|][D2d2] FF GABc| d2cd- dcAF|d2cd- dcAc|[M:3/2]{c}BABF- F4-F4-|[M:C|]F2 (3B/c/B/A Bcdf| [B2b2][Bb][Bb]- [Bb]agf|[B2b2][Bb][Bb]- [Bb]afg|[M:3/2]fb3 [D4d4]-[D4d4]-|[M:C|][D2d2] FF GABc| d2cd- dcAF|d2cd- dcAc|BcBA FEDC|1[M:3/2]B,6 [D2B2]- [DB]cdf:|2[M:C] B,6 || |:DE|FBGA B-ABc|AFAB c2 c-B|AFAB cdcA|BABc d2 [Dc]-[Dd]| [E2e2][E2e2] [D2d2][D2d2]|cBc2 G4|cBcd cA-Bc|dcB-A G4| FEFA B-cBc|AFAB c2cB|AFAB cdcA| B-ABc d2[Dc]-[Dd]| [E2e2][E2e2] [D2d2][D2d2]|[Ec][EB][E2c2] G4|F-EFA B-ABc|dB cA- B2:||

Cuban Two-Step: Annotations

CUBAN TWO-STEP (RAG). Old-Time, Two-Step. B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). The tune was recorded by the Dallas based Smith's Garage Band in the 1920's, who also made one of the earliest recordings of "Beaumont Rag" (Molsky).

Recorded sources: Document 8038, Smith's Garage Fiddle Band - "Texas Fiddle Bands" (reissue). Rounder 0361, Bruce Molsky - "Lost Boy" (1996).