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51H1H5 57b13b
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Biography:Eck Robertson
Region
United States
Genre/Style
Old-Time, Texas/Oklahoma
Meter/Rhythm
Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of
E
Accidental
1 sharp
Mode
Aeolian (minor)
Time signature
2/4, 2/2
History
USA(Southwest)
Structure
AAB
Editor/Compiler
Biography:Stacy Phillips
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Traditional American Fiddle Tunes vol. 1
Tune and/or Page number
p. 108
Year of publication/Date of MS
1994
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score 1 )
Sheet Music for "Hawk got a Chicken [2]" Hawk got a Chicken [2] "Vocal" Source: Howdy Forrester, from his Uncle Bob; transcribed by John Hartford Notes: Sung to the 'A' part: "Old man, old man, get your gun, The hawks got a chicken and away he run. Vocal melody is third part
X:1
T:Hawk got a Chicken [2]
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Howdy Forrester, from his Uncle Bob; transcribed by John Hartford
N:Sung to the 'A' part: "Old man, old man, get your gun, The hawks got a chicken
N:and away he run. Vocal melody is third part
K:Emin
Be (e2|e/)f/e/d/ B>A|Be d/B/A/G/|ED G>A:||
B/G/A/G/ B/G/A/G/|B/c/d/B/ G>A|B/G/A/G/ B/G/A/G/|ED G>G|
G/BB/ B2|B/c/B/A/ GA|B/G/A/d/ B/G/A/G/|ED G>A|]
P:"Vocal"
eeee|ed B>d|ee/e/ d/B/A/G/|ED G2||
Sheet Music for "Hawk got the Chicken" Hawk got the Chicken Reel G Em G G
X:2
T:Hawk got the Chicken
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
K:Em
B2 (ef) e3 (d|Bd) e2 "G"G3A|Bd e2 dBAG|E2D2G3A|
"Em"B2 (ef) g4|e2d2"G"G3A|Bd e2 dBAG|E2D2G3A||
"G"G2[G2B2] BAGA|BGAF G3[G,G]-|[G,2G2] B(c BA)G(D|EG)AE G3[G,G]-|
[G,2G2] Bc BAGA|BGAF G3A|Bd e2 dBAG|E2D2[G4B4]||
