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X:1 T:Big Sandy River C: Kenny Baker and Bill Monroe (1963) R:reel Z:Paul Gitlitz M:C| L:1/8 Q:1/4=220 K:A efg|:"A"a2c2 "D"d2^d2 | "A"efed cBAF |"E" ED(EF) GABG | "A"AGAB ce(fg) | "A"a2c2 "D"d2^d2 | "A"efed cBAF | "E"ED(EF) GABG |1"A"A2(AB) Ae(fg):|2"A"AG(AB)A3B || |:"A"AG(AB) cABc | "D"dcde fd(ef) | "E"e2ef ge(fg) | "A"agab afec | "A"AG(AB) cABc | "D"dcde fd(ef) | "E"e2ef "E"gefg |1 "A"afec A3B :|2"A"afec A4 |]



BIG SANDY RIVER. American, Reel. USA, Kentucky. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A bluegrass tune composed by Kenny Baker and Bill Monroe (1963). The Big Sandy River is a tributary of the Ohio, and forms part of the boundary between the states of West Virginia and Kentucky along its entire length. The name derives from the numerous sand bars found in the river.


Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Stuart Williams (Seattle) [Silberberg]; Paul Gitlitz.

Printed sources : - Brody (Fiddler's Fakebook), 1983; p. 40. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; p. 9.



See also listing at :
County 761, "Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe." Vetco 506, Fiddlin' Van Kidwell - "Midnight Ride." Voyager 316-S, Vivian Williams and Barbara Lamb - "Twin Sisters."



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