X:1
T:Old Blue Bonnet [2]
N:From the playing of Bruce Greene, who learned it from Uncle George
N:C. Nicholson (1854-1941) of Laurel County, southeast Kentucky.
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
N:AEac# tuning (fiddle). Drone liberally on the top strings, which makes
N:the tune.
D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/old-blue-bonnet
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:A
[c3e3]e [c2e2]([cf]e)|ce2f e2e2|ce2f efec|cBcB A2[A,2E2]|
[A3e3]c ece2|ceee f-eef| ecef efec |cBcB A2 [A,2E2]|
[A4e4]e2([cf]e)|ceef e2e2|ce2c e2c2|ABcB A4||
|:[A,2E2]c2B-A c2|AAB-c A2[FA][FA]|[EA]-[A2A2][AA] [A2A2]AB|"*"cABc A2AF|
[A,2E2]c2B-A c2|cAB-c A2[F2A2]|[EA]-[A2A2][AA] [A2A2][Ae][Be]|1cABc A2AF:|2cABc A2[A,2E2]||
P:Substitutions
"*"ABcB ABcA||
OLD BLUE BONNET [2]. American, Reel (cut time). A Major. AEac# or GDgd tuning (fiddle). ABB'. This version of "Old Blue Bonnet" is from the playing of Uncle biography:George C. Nicholson (1854-1941) of Clay County (near Laurel County), southeast Ky. Nicholson, who was then in his eighties, was recorded by Alan and Elizabeth Lomax in 1937 on a collecting trip for the Library of Congress.
Additional notes
See also listing at : Hear the tune played by Bruce Greene at Slippery Hill [1]
See/hear Bruce Greene play the tune on youtube.com
