Annotation:Doc Chapman's Breakdown
X:1 T:Doc Chapman's Breakdown N:Transcribed by John Hartford from the playing of fiddler Snake Chapman N:(Stone, Ky.). Hartford says Chapman learned the tune from his father, but N:thought it was some kind of exercise until he realized it was a tune. M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stephen F. Davis - "Devil's Box", vol. 28, No. 2, Summer 1994 (p. 28) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G B/c/|[db][d/b/][d/b] d/[d/e/]e/d/|B/c/d/B/ GG|D/F/A/B? c/B/A/G/|F/G/A/F/ DD| D/F/A/B/ c/B/A/G/|F/G/A/F/ DD|D/F/A/B/ c/B/A/F/|D/F/A/B/ d(3A/B/c/| df/d/ e/d/ (3A/B/c/|d/e/f/d/ e(3A/B/c/|df/d/ e/d/ (3A/B/c/|d/e/f/d/ ee/f/| g/f/e/d/ B/G/A/F/|[GB][G/B/][G/B/] [GB]||(3D/E/F/|G/G/B/G/ A/G/D/F/|G/G/B/G/ [DA] (3D/E/F/| G2 B/G/ A/G/D/F/|G/G/B/G/ A(3D/E/F/|G/G/B/G/ A/G/E/F/|G/G/B/G/ AB/c/|d/B/c/B/ A/G/F|G2G- G:|]
DOC CHAPMAN'S BREAKDOWN. American, Reel (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. A member of a large, widespread Appalachian tune family (see note for "annotation:Kitty Puss"). This version is from Kentucky fiddler Owen "Snake" Chapman.
