Bitter Creek

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Theme code Index	1H51H3 1H531
Also known as	Bitter Creek Breakdown
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Bluegrass, Contest, Old-Time, Texas/Oklahoma
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History	USA(Southwest)
Structure	ABCDD
Editor/Compiler	Biography:R.P. Christeson
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Old Time Fiddler's Repertory vol. 1
Tune and/or Page number	No. 130, p. 92
Year of publication/Date of MS	1973
Artist	Benny Thomasson
Title of recording	Country Fiddlin' from the Big State
Record label/Catalogue nr.	County 724
Year recorded	1970
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Bitter Creek: Annotations

X:1 T:Bitter Creek L:1/8 M:2/4 S:Howdy Forrester, transcribed by John Hartford N:The first four bars is the introduction B:Stephen F. Davis - Devil's Box, vol. 22, No. 4, Winter 1988 (p. 51) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G g/a/g/e/ d/g/e/d/|g/d/e/d/ B/G/B/d/|g/a/g/e/ d/g/e/d/|B/G/A/F/ G|| g/b/||b/g/e/g/ e/d/B/c/|d/B/G/B/ A/G/E/G/|D/C/B,/A,/ G,/D/B/c/| d/B/G/B/ A/d/g/a/|b/g/d/g/ e/d/g/a/|g/e/d/B/ A/G/E/F/|G/E/D/C/ B,/D/G/A/|B/G/A/F/ G|| G,/B,/D/B,/ G,/B,/D/G/|E/G/(E/G/) E/D/C/E/|D/B,/G,/B,/ D/G/B/c/| d/B/G/B/ A/G/E/G/|D/B,/G,/B,/ D/F/G/F/|E/G/E/G/ E/D/C/E/|D/B,/G,/B,/ D/G/B/c/| d/B/A/F/ G||:B/d/|g/a/g/e/ d/g/e/d/|g/d/e/B/ dB/d/|g/a/g/e/ d/g/e/d/|B/G/A/F/ G:| |

X:1 T:Bitter Creek N:From the playing of Doc & Oscar Harper (Texas) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"\" D:County CD 3525, Oscar & Doc Harper - "Old Time Texas String Bands, vol. 2" D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/bitter-creek-1 Z:Andrew Kuntz K:G ([Bg]|b)gdg edBe|dBGB AGEG|DB,DF GABe|dBAG A2g-a| bgdg edBe|dBGB AGEG|DB,DF GABe|dBAF [G2B2][G2B2]|| DB,DB, DFGF|ECEC EFGE|DB,D

Bitter Creek: Annotations