Annotation:Doctor Hecock's
X:1 T:Doctor Hecock's Jig M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Buckley - Buckley's New Banjo Method (1860, p. 66) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G [GB]|[Gc][GB] [Gc][GB]|c/G/E/G/ F/D/ z/B/|A/G/B/G/ c/G/B/G/|A/G/E/G/ F/D/ z/B/| cd/B/ c/A/B/G/|A/G/E/G/ F/D/ z/B/|A/G/B/G/ c/G/B/G/|A/G/E/G/ F/D/ z/B/|| A/G/B/G/ c/G/B/G/|c/G/E/G/ F/D/ z/B/|A/G/B/G/ c/G/B/G/|c/G/E/G/ F/D/ z/B/| A/G/B/G/ c/G/B/G/|c/G/E/G/ F/D/ z/B/|A/G/B/G/ c/G/B/G/|c/G/E/G/ F/D/ z/f/|| K:D ga/f/ g/e/f/d/|e/d/B/d/ c/A/ z/f/|e/d/f/d/ g/d/f/d/|e/d/c/A/ z/c/ A/f/| ga/f/ g/e/f/d/|e/d/B/d/ c/A/ z/f/|e/d/f/d/ g/e/d/B/|A/G/E/G/ F/D/ z/B/|| A4-|AE/G/ F/D/ z/B/|c4-|c/G/ E/G/ F/D/ z/B/| A/A/- (3A/A/A/ A/A/ A/A/|A/G/E/G/ F/D/ z/B/|c/c/- (3c/c/c/ c/c/ c/c/|c/G/E/G/ F/D/|| z/A/|A c/A/ A/c/ z/A/|c/A/ E/G/ F/D/ z/B/|G e/G/ G/e/ z/G/|c/G/E/G/ F/D/"D.C."||
DOCTOR HECOCK'S. AKA - "Dr. Hekok." American, "Jig" (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABCDE. The tune is referred to as a jig, a meaning derived from the English "jigg" meaning a solo dance (as in a 'morris jigg'). Minstrel musician and composer Dan Emmett spelled it "Dr. Hekok," while George H. Coes printed it as "Dr. He Kok. The tune can be found in early banjo tutors.
