John Henry (1)
X:1 T:John Henry N:From the playing of Welzie Chrisawn (Burnsville, Yancey County, N:northwestern N.C.), recorded in the field in 1989 by Bruce Greene. M:C L:1/8 D:https://dla.acaweb.org/digital/collection/berea/id/4084/rec/42 D:https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/1410 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C [C4G4]A2|[G2c2][G4c4]ed|[G4c4]AG3|A2G2-G2 ED|[M:3/2]C6 [C4G4]A2| [M:C][G2c2][G4c4]ed|[G3c43]AG2cA|[M:3/2]G6 G4A2|[M:C][G2c2][G4c4]ed| [G4c4]AG3|A2G2-G2 ED|C4 C3E|A2G2-G2ED| C2A,>A, (G,A,C2)|[M:3/2]+slide+E4 E3-D C3E|[M:C]A2G2-G2ED|C2A,2 (G,A,C2)| [M:3/2]C6C C3[GA]-|[M:C][A2A2]G2-G2 E-D|C2A,-C (G,A,)C2|[M:3/2]+slide+E4 E3-D C3E| [M:C]A2G2-G2ED|C2A,2 (G,A,C2)|[M:3/2]C6||
X:1
T:John Henry [1]
N:From the playing of fiddler Joe Birchfield (1912-2002, Carter County, northeast
N:Tenn.), founder of the family band the Roan Mountain Hilltoppers.
M:C
L:1/8
D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/john-henry-2
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:C
AA|[c2e2][c2e2]-[ce]dcB|[c2e2][c2e2]-[ce]dcA|G2+slide+E2-EGED|[C2E2][CE][CD][C2E2][C2E2]|
[c2e2][c2e2]-[ce]dcB|[c2e2][c2e2]-[ce]dcA|G2+slide+E2- EG-GG|G2 G4A2|
[c2e2][c2e2]-[ce]dcB|[c2e2][c2e2]-[ce]dcA|G2+slide+E2-EGED|[C2E2]+slide+[A,2E2]+slide+[A,2E2]C2|
+slide+E2 +slide+E2- EDED|CA,G,A,- A,2 CC|+slide+E2 +slide+E2- EDED|EDC2 A,C2D|
+slide+E2 +slide+E2- EDED|CA, [G,2D2] [A,2E2] [A,E]-[G,E]|[C6E6][CE]-[CD]|[C2E2][C4E4]||
X:1
T:John Henry
N:From the playing of the Hot Mud Family, with fiddler Van
N:Kidwell, who originally was from Madison County, Ky., and learned
N:fiddle tunes in his youth from Owen Walker, along with Doc Roberts.
M:C
L:1/8
D:Field Recorders Collective FRC 412, "Fiddlin' Van Kidwell with the Hot Mud Family" (2009)
D:Vetco LP 506, Van Kidwell - "Midnight Ride" (1975)
D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/john-henry-0
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:D
A2B2|d2f3a f-e|d4B2A2|B2A3F E2| D4A2B2|
d2f3a (fe)| d4 B-A F2| B2-Bc B-A Bc| B4A2B2|
d2 f3a f-e |d4 B2A2|B2A3F E2| D2-D/-F/A/B/ AF2E
D2B,2 A,-B, D2|+slide+F4+slide+F4|+slide+F6A2|B2A2-A2FE|
E2B,B, A,-B,D2|D4 F2E2|D4- D3E|1D4 S:|2 D8||