Annotation:Pea Patch Jig (1)
X:1 T:Pea Patch Jig [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 C:Dan Emmett R:Schottische S:Howe – 1000 Jigs and Reels (1867) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D E |: (3A/A/A/A z/A/G/B/ | z/A/d/f/ e2 | (3f/f/f/f z/e/d/e/ |1 z/c/d/B/ A/F/E/D/ :|2 z/c/d/B/ AA, |: z/A/G/E/ C/A,/z | z/A/G/E/ C/A,/z | z/A/G/E/ C/D/E/F/ | ^G/E/F/D/ C/A,/z/A2 :: _B2A, z/ A,2 | z/A/F/D/ C/A,/z/ A,2 | _B2 A, z/ A,2 | z/A/F/D/ C/A,/z/ A,2 | A/^g/{b}a/e/ c/A/B/^G/ | A/^g/{b}a/e/ c/A/B/^G/ | A/f/{a}g/e/ d/B/G/B/ | A/f/{a}g/e/ d/B/G/B/ :: A/a/(3a/a/a/ c/a/B/a/ | A/a/(3a/a/a/ c/a/B/a/ | A/g/(3g/g/g/ d/g/B/g/ | A/g/(3g/g/g/ d/g/B/g/ :|]
PEA PATCH JIG [1]. AKA and see "Mechanics' Hall Jig." American, Dance Tune (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB. Composed by Ohio (minstrel) Dan Emmett in 1845, although it is thought to have been borrowed from African-American origins. A 'jig' was an old-time name for a kind of syncopated banjo tune, likely derived from the usage of ‘jig’ as a generic dance, or, just possibly, as a derogatory association with African-American dancing. These kinds of ‘jig’ tunes, prevalent in the Howe/Ryan publications and similar mid-19th century volumes, have nothing to do with the Irish 6/8 jig, for these tunes were always in 2/4 time. Howe categorizes the highly-syncopated melody as a schottische. "Great Eastern Jig" is a similar tune. See note for “annotation:Camp Meeting (1)” for a sketch of Emmett.
