X:1
T:Splittin' Rails
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Schottische
S:Ford – Traditional Music in America (1940)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
C/E/G/z/ c>d|c>B c2|D/F/A/z/ d>e|d>c d2|G/B/d/z/ b2|G/B/d/z2 a2|
G/B/d/z/ g>a|g>f g2|C/E/G/z/ c>d|c>B c2|D/F/A/z/ d>e|d>c d2|
G/B/d/z/ b>f|a2g2|G/c/c/z/ cd|(c2c2)::(e2e2)|f3f|e2d2|
d>c d2|(b2b2)|(a2a2)|a>b a>f|(g2g2)|(e2e2)|(f2f2)|
e2d2|d>c d2|G/B/d/z/ b>f|a2g2|G/c/c/z/ c>d|(c2c2):|]
SPLITTIN' RAILS. American, Schottische (2/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A syncopated tune probably from the latter 19th century. It has the feeling of a post-minstrel banjo piece.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; p. 54.
