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Theme code Index	151H6 1255
Also known as	Way Down South, Way Down South in Dixie
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Bluegrass, Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	March/Marche, Polka, Reel (single/double), Two-Step
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History
Structure	ABB'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Viola "Mom" Ruth
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Pioneer Western Folk Tunes
Tune and/or Page number	No. 40, p. 15
Year of publication/Date of MS	1948
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Title of recording
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Year recorded
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Tune annotations


X:1
T:Whistling Rufus
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Viola “Mom” Ruth, 1948
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
(3D/E/F/|G(3A/B/c/ d(e/f/)|gge<d|G>A B/A/G/B/|(d2 d) (3D/E/F/|
G(3A/B/c/ d(e/f/)|gge<d|a>b a/g/e/g/|(a2 a) (3D/E/F/|
G(3A/B/c/ d(e/f/)|gge<d|G>A B/A/G/B/|d3d|
g/gg/ ge|d/dd/ dc|B2A2|G3B||
|:AG d2|d3e|dB F2|F3c|BA e2|
e3 (e/f/)|(g/f/e) B2|B3B|AG d2|
d3e|d>B c2|c3c|BG B2|cB E2|
|1 F2(G2|G3)B:|2 F2(G2|G3||

X: 233
T:Whistling Rufus
R:Cakewalk
C:Kerry Mills (1899)
Z:added by Alf warnock alf0@rogers.com - www.alfwarnock.info/alfs
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
P:A
|:G2GB d2de|g2g2 ed3|G2GA BAG2|d8|\
G2GB d2de|g2g2 ed3|a2aa age2|a8|
G2GB d2de|g2g2 ed3|G2GA BAG2|d6g2|\
eg2e d2ed|B2G2 AGED|GB2G AGA2|[1 G2z2 g2z2:|[2 G2B2 F2G2||
P:B
|:d4d4-|d2e2d2G2|F4F4-|F2 c2^G2A2|\
e4e4-|e2f2e2c2|B4B4-|B2B2F2G2|
d4d4-|d2e2d2G2|c4c4-|c2d2c2G2|\
B4c2B2|E4F4|[1G8-|G2B2F2G2:|[2 G8-|G4g2z2||
P:A
G2GB d2de|g2g2 ed3|G2GA BAG2|d8|\
G2GB d2de|g2g2 ed3|a2aa age2|a8|
G2GB d2de|g2g2 ed3|G2GA BAG2|d6g2|\
eg2e d2ed|B2G2 AGED|GB2G AGA2| G2z2 g2z2|
K:C
P:C
|:c6d2|e6g2|a3ba3b|a2g2e2c2|\
d3ed3e|d2A2B2c2|d3ed2e|d2B2A2G2|
c6d2|e6g2|a3ba3b|a2g2e2c2|\
d3ed3e|d2A2B2c2|[1 d8|c4G4:|[2 d8|c2e2B2c2||
P:D
|:g4g4-|g2a2g2c2|B4B4-|B2f2 ^c2d2|\
a4a4-|a2b2a2f2|e4e4-|e2e2B2c2|
g4g4-|g2a2g2c2|f4f4-|f2g2f2c2|\
e4f2e2|A4B4|[1 c8-c2e2B2c2:|[2 c8-|c4c'2z2|]

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