Banjo Breakdown

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Theme code Index	13 1H3 14 1H4
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Pipe, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AA'CC'CC'DD'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Christine Martin
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ceol na Fidhle vol. 2
Tune and/or Page number	p. 2
Year of publication/Date of MS	1988
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Year recorded
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<abc float="left"> X:1 T:Banjo breakdown R:Jig S:Sessions O:Scotland M:6/8 L:1/8 K:A AAA c2e|a2e c2e|AAA d2f|a2f d2f|! AAA c2e|a2e c2e|BBB c2e|BBB c2e|! AAA c2e|a2e c2e|AAA d2f|a2f d2f|! efg agf|e2d c2B|Ace aec|A3 -A2||! e|a2e c2e|a2e c2e|a2f d2f|a2f d2f|! a2e c2e|a2e c2e|BBB c2e|BBB c2e|! a2e c2e|a2e c2e|a2f d2f|a2f d2f|! efg agf|e2d c2B|Ace aec|A3 a3||! AAA c2e|AAA c2e|AAA d2f|AAA d2f|! AAA c2e|AAA c2e|B2e ccc|BBB c2e|! AAA c2e|AAA c2e|AAA d2f|AAA d2f|! efg agf|e2d c2B|Ace aec|A3 Ace||! a2e cee|a2e cee|a2f dff|a2f dff|! a2e cee|a2e cee|Bee cee|Bee cee|! aee cee|aee cee|aff dff|aff dff|! efg agf|efe dcB|Ace aec|A3 a3||! </abc>

BANJO BREAKDOWN. Scottish, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning. AA'CC'CC'DD'. Despite the title, the melody is a popular bagpipe tune, sometimes also played on the fiddle.

"Printed sources:" Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), vol. 2, 1988; pg. 2. Martin (Traditional Scottish Fiddling), 2002; pg. 80.

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