Big Scioty

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 Theme code Index    1326L 2112
 Also known as    Big Sciota (The), Big Scioto
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Burl Hammons
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    USA(Upland South)
 Structure    
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Sara Lee Johnson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Kitchen Musician No. 2: Old-Timey Fiddle Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 8
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1982
 Artist    Biography:Burl Hammons
 Title of recording    Shaking Down the Acorns
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Rounder 0018
 Year recorded    1973
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Big Scioty M:C| L:1/8 Q:"Quick" N:The 2nd strain is irregular, but Burl played it this way each time, N:so it was intentional. S:Burl Hammons (1908-1993, Pocahontas County, W.Va.) D:Rounder CD 1504/05, "The Hammons Family" (1998) F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/big-scioty Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G DE|G2 GA GEGA|G2 GA G2Ac|BAGB AGEG|"*"AG2A G2DE| GABG AcBA|Beef e2d2|BABG AGEG|AG[G,G]A [G,2G2]:| [G,2D2]|[B3g3]g- gabg|ea2b a2[A2e2]|g3a gedA|B[e2e2][ee] [e2e2][e2e2]-| [ee]fg2e2dA|B[e2e2][ee][e2e2][e2e2]-|[ee]fg2e2dA|B[ee]([ee][ef])[e2e2][d2e2]| {Bc}BABG AGEG|AG2A G2[G,2D2]|[B3g3]g- gabg|ea2b a2[A2e2]| g3g edBA|B[e2e2][ee] [e2e2][e2e2]-|[ee]fg2e2dA| B[ee]([ee][ef])[e2e2][d2e2]|{Bc}BABG AGEG|AG2A G2 || P:Substitions: "*"AG2A G2 Ac|BAGB AcBA||


X:2 T:Big Scioty M:C| L:1/8 N:The 'B' part is irregular S:Bruce Molsky, based on Burl Hammon's version Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D(E|G)ABG AGEG|A G2 G G2 Ad|BAGB AGEG|A G2 D G2 DE| GBAd BGAG|B [e3e3] [e2e2]d2|{Bc}BABG AGEG|A G2 G G2 (DE| G2) BG AGEG|A G2 D G2 Ad|BAGB AGEG|A G2 G G2 DE|(3GAB Ad BGAG| B [e3e3] [e2e2]d2| {Bc} BABG AGEG|A G2 A G2 D2||[M:6/4]g3g- gaba g2|[M:C|]e a2 b ag e2| g3 (g e)dBA|B [e3e3] [e2e2] e2|[ee][ee]fg e2 d2|B [e2e2] [ef] [e3e3][ee]| [ee][ee]fg [e2e2] d2|B [e2e2] [ef] e2 d2|BABG AGEG|A G2 A G2 D2| [M:6/4]g3g- gaba g2|[M:C|]e a2 b ag e2|g3 g edBA|B [e3e3] [ef] [e3e3] [ee]| [ee][ee]fg e2 d2|B [e2e2] [ef] e2 d2|BABG AGEG|A G2 A G2||


X:2 T:Big Scioty M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G |:DE|GABG AGED|EDEF G2 ((3D/E/F/|G)ABG AGED|EDEF G2 {DEF}G2| GFGA Bc d2|e3 f e2 d2|BAGB AGEG|E G2 F G2:| |:z e|gfga gedg|egab a3 e|gfga gedc|Bdef e3 (e|e)fgf edBd| B e2 f e2 (e2|e)fgf edBd|B e2 f e2 A2|BAGB AGED|D {EF}G2 F G2:||


X:3 T:Big Scioty M:C L:1/8 R:Reel Z:Leo McDermott K:G [G3B3] B AGEG|AG2 AG2 Ad|BAGB AGEG|A G2A G2DE| GABG BcBG|Be2 fe2d2|B/c/A BG AGEG|AG2A G2D2| [G3B3]B AGEG|AG2A G2 Ac|BAGB AGEG|A G2 A G2 Ac| BAGB edBA|Be2f e2d2|BABG AGEG|AG2A G2D2|| [B4g4] ga b/a/g|ea2 b a2[A2e2]|g2 ag edBA|Be3 e4| efgg e2d2|Be2f e2d2|BABG AGEG|A G2A G4| [B4g4] ga b/a/g|e a2 ba2 [A2e2]|g2 ag edBA|Be3 e4| efgg ed2d|Be2f e2d2|B/c/A BG AGEG|AG2 AG4||


X:4 T:Big Scioty R:reel Z:Paul Gitlitz M:C| L:1/8 Q:1/4=220 K:G (3DEF|:"G"G2G2 Bd3|[D3B3][Dd] [D2B2]B2-|BAGB "D"AGED|"G"EG3 G2D2| GFGA Bd3|"C"[e3e3]f e2dc|"G"BAGB "D"AGED|1"G"[G,E]G3G2(3DEF:|2"G"[G,E]G3G2ef|] |:"G"g2ga bag2|"D"a3b a2a2-|abag ed3|"Em"[e3e3]f e2ef| gfgf edB2|"C"[c3e3]d [c2e2]dc|1"G"BAGB "D"AGEG|"G"EG3G2ef:|2"G"BAGB "D"AGED|"G"EG3G3|]