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X:1 T:Mack's Breakdown M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Moderately Quick" N:From Mentone, Alabama, fiddler Mack Blalock (1914-1987) D:Rounder 0175, James Bryan - "Lookout Blues" (1983) D:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpPsKVh8lu8 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G ef|:Sg2ga gede|g2 (g/a/g) e2d2|eg2a gedg|edBd A2G2| eg2a gede|g2g2 e2d2|gaba gedg|edBd A2G2:| _B-=B-B2- B2B2|G2[G2B2][G2B2][G2B2]|EDEF G2G2|[M:3/2]BAGE DEGB AG3| _B-=B-B2 B3(_B|=B2)[G2B2]EDEF |G2 GA BAGE| DEGB A G3| [G_B]-[G=B][G2B2] +slide+[G3B3][GA]|[G2B2][G2B2] EDEF |G2 GA BAGE| DEGB A G3S||

MACK'S BREAKDOWN. American, Reel (cut time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The reel is sourced to fiddler biography:Mack Blalock (1914-1987) of Mentone, Alabama, in the Lookout Mountain region.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : -

Recorded sources: -Rounder 0175, James Bryan - "Lookout Blues" (1983).

See also listing at:
Hear James Bryan's 1983 recording of the tune at youtube.com [1] (3rd tune in medley).

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