Little Betty Brown (1)

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Theme code Index	3H3H3H1H 3H2H1H1H
Also known as
Composer/Core Source	Biography:Clark Kessinger
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2
History	USA(Upland South)
Structure	AA'BB'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Stacy Phillips
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Traditional American Fiddle Tunes vol. 1
Tune and/or Page number	p. 142
Year of publication/Date of MS	1994
Artist	Biography:Kessinger Brothers
Title of recording	Little Betty Brown/
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Brunswick 580 (78 RPM)
Year recorded	1929
Media
Score (1)

Little Betty Brown (1): Annotations

X:1 T:Little Betty Brown [1] N:From the playing of Clark Kessinger (1896-1975, N:Lincoln County, W.Va.) M:C| L:1/8 N:Kessinger is a very inventive fiddler and varies each part N:of the tune every time he repeats it. D:Brunswick 580 (78 RPM), The Kessinger Bros. (1929) D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/little-betty-brown-0 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D f-|f2 fg fede|fd e2 d3(e|f)afe dABc|d6 z(e| f2)a2f2de|fd e2 d4|egfe dA B2|1 A6z:|2A6 ([FA][GA]|| [A2A2])Ad Bcdf|ed[d2f2][d4f4]|egfe dABc|d6 (B/c/B)| A2 Ad Bcde|fde2 (d2[d2f2])|egfe dABd|1A6 [FA]-[GA]:|2A6z||

X:1 T:Little Betty Brown M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel N:Transcribed by Frank Maloy, abased on the version by Bob Wills. B:Stephen F. Davis - The Devil's Box, vol. 27, No. 1, Spring 1993 (p. 11) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D "D"e/fa/ f/e/d/e/|f/d/e/B/ d>e|f/a/f/e/ d/A/B/A/|"A7"[A3A3]F/E/| "D"D/E/F/G/ A/B/d|f/e/d/f/ d/B/d/e/|f/a/f/d/ "A7"e/f/e|"D"D3 F/E/| "D"D/E/F/G/ A/B/d|f/e/d/f/ e/B/d/e/|f/a/f/e/ d/A/B/A/|"A7"[A3A3] F/E/| "D"D/E/F/G/ A/B/d|f/e/d/f/ f/B/d/e/|f/a/f/d/ "A7"e/f/e|"D"[d4f4]| |:"D"{f}+alide+a4|{e}f2- f/a/f/e/|d>B B/A/F|"A7"E3 F/E/| "D"DF Ad|f/e/d/f/ e/B/d/e/|f/a/f/d/ "A7"e/f/e|"D"[F4d4]:|]

Little Betty Brown (1): Annotations