Sweet Susan

Find traditional instrumental music
Revision as of 22:01, 22 November 2020 by Andrew (talk | contribs)


Sweet Susan  Click on the tune title to see or modify Sweet Susan's annotations. If the link is red you can create them using the form provided.Browse Properties <br/>Special:Browse/:Sweet Susan
Query the Archive
Query the Archive
 Theme code Index    1H1H2H2H 4H4H2H2H
 Also known as    Susan's Gone
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Jilson Setters/Blind Bill Day
 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    USA(Upland South)
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Clare Milliner & Walt Koken
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:The Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 645
 Year of publication/Date of MS    2011
 Artist    Biography:Jilson Setters/J.W. Day
 Title of recording    Sweet Susan
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Library of Congress AFS 01019 A02
 Year recorded    1937
 Media    
 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Sweet Susan N:from the playing of left-hand fiddler Bill Day/Jilaon Setters (1861-1942), recorded in N:Ashland, Ky., June, 1937, in the field by John A. Lomax for the Library of Congress. N:Jilson Setters was the pseudonym for Blind Bill Day, heavily marketed by folklorist N:Jean Thomas, who created his persona. M:C| L:1/8 Q:"Fast" R:Reel N:AEae tuning (fiddle) D:Library of Congress AFS 01019 A02, Jilson Setters (1937) D:https://archive.org/details/afc1937007_1017B2 D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/sweet-susan-0 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G [M:2/4]S[G,2D2]e-f|[M:C|]ggg2 aaa2|a-bag edef|ggg2a2a2|{a}bage d2ef| ggg2 aaa2|abag edef|ggg2aaa2|b-age d4|| e6 e2-|e2gg e2d2|BGAB dBAB|G2A2 Bded|BGAG EGAE| G2 Ad Bded|BGAB d2e2|G2A2 Bded |BGAG (3EFE D2| G2A2 Bded|BGAB dBAB|G2D2 Bded|BGAG E2D2S||