Annotation:Still on the Hill
X:1 T:Sells’ Brothers Circus Rag T:Still on the Hill L:1/8 M:2/4 S:Howdy Forrester, learned it from Uncle Dave Macon B:The Devil’s Box N:Transcribed by John Hartford, who notes Forrester recorded the tune N:under the title “Still on the Hill.” N:Order of the parts is ABCABDA K:D F/G/||AA B/A/F/E/|DA, DA,|FF/G/ F/D/D/F/|EA, EA,| cc/d/ c/B/A/F/|EE/F/ E/D/C/B,/|A,/d/c/B/ A/G/F/E/|D3:| F/G/||AD/F/ A/F/A/d/|fA fA|e/d/c/B/ A/c/e/f/|dgAg|gg g/f/e/d/|cc/d/ c/B/A/G/| A/B/c/B/ A/G/F/E/|d3 F/G/|AdAd|ff/g/ fd|e/d/c/B/ A/c/e/f/|gAgA| e/d/c/B/ A/c/e/f/|g/f/g/a/ g/f/e/d/|eB A/B/c/A/|d3|| A|:(a2 a>)b|a3 A|(d2 d/)B/A/F/|E4|g4|g3 c/B/|A/B/c/B/ A/G/F/E/|d3:| e|:c'3 e|a3 e|(a2 a/)f/e/c/|B4|g(b b2)|b3 g/f/|e/f/g/f/ e/d/c/B/|A3:|
STILL ON THE HILL. AKA and see "Sells' Brothers Circus Rag." American, Country Rag/Swing Tune (2/4 time). D Major ('A', 'B' and 'C' parts) & A Major ('D' and 'E' parts). Standard tuning. AABBCCDDEE. The alternate title refers to the Sells Brothers circus, a latter-19th century outfit dominated by Peter Sells. Circusus provided employment for many musicians at various times in their careers.
