Bull at the Wagon

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 Theme code Index    3333 31H63
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Lewis Brothers
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Bluegrass, Old-Time, Texas/Oklahoma
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4, 2/2
 History    USA(Southwest)
 Structure    AABBCC
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Will Welling
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Welling’s Hartford Tunebook
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 1
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1976
 Artist    Biography:Lewis Brothers
 Title of recording    Bull at the Wagon
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Victor V-40172
 Year recorded    1929
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X:1 T:Bull at the Wagon S:The Lewis Brothers (Dempson & Denmon) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:Charles Wolfe (The Devil's Box" 1997, p. p. 43). says that "Bull at the Wagon" is related N:to Clark Kessinger's "Red Bird" and "Billy Wilson." D:County Records CD 3524, Lewis Brothers - "Old Time Texas String Bands, vol. 2" D:Victor V-40172 (78 RPM), The Lewis Brothers (July, 1929, El Paso, Tx.) F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/bull-wagon-0 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A (3EFG [E2A2] |: AB|cecA cecA |ceag fecA|BcBA BcBA|Bcfg fecB| cecA cecB |AAce ecBA|[E3B3]e agfe|cABG A2:| |:+slide+[A2A2]-|[AA]cee agfb|gefg fecA|fgfe cBAF|B2FB- B2 (3EFG| Acee agfb|gefg fecA|fgfe cBAG|A2[GA]-[A2A2]:| |:A,2-|A,6 A,C|B,6B,2|EFGA Bcdf|edce Aec2| A,6 A,C|B,6B,2|EFGA BcdB|cABA A2:|]


X:1 T:Bull at the Wagon N:From the playing of fiddler Earl Collins (1911-1975, Oklahoma and N:southern California, whose musical family had roots in Missouri). M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:AEae tuning (fiddle) D:Briar BR 4204, "That's Earl: Collins Family Fiddling" (1975) D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/bull-wagon Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A AB|cdcA cdcA|cdeg fcAc |BcBA BcBA|Bceg fcAB| cdcA cdcA|cdeg fcAB|[E4c4] B2 af|edcB A2:| [A2e2]-|[A2e2]fg afeg| f-efg fecA|dfed c-dec-|BABc B2c-B| A2ce afeg|fefg fecA|1dfed c-ABc |[A3e3][Ae]- [A2e2]:|2 dfed cABG|[FA]-[A3A3]- [A2A2]A2|| [A,4E4]-[A,E][B,E][CE][A,E]|[B,4E4]- [B,E][CE][B,E][CE]|[A,E]B,CD EFAB|cABc AFEC| [A,4E4]-[A,E][B,E][CE][A,E]|[B,4E4]- [B,E][CE][B,E][CE]|[A,E]B,CD EFAB|cABc A4:|]


X:1 T:Bull at the Wagon L:1/8 M:C| S:Jay Ungar K:A AB|c(ecA) c(ecA)|cea(g fe)cA|B(cBA) B(cBA)|Bcf(g fe)cB | c(ecA) c(ecA) | AAcd e(dcA) |[E3B3] A a(gfe)|cAB(c A2) :| |: (A|A)Bce a(gfb)|gef(g fe)ce| f(gfe) cAFA | B2 (FB B4) | ABce a(gfb)|gef(g fe)ce| f(gfe) cBAG|A2 (EA A3) :| |: [A,3E3] z[CE]| [B,4E4] | EFGA Bcdf | e(dcd) e(d c2)| [A,3E3] z[CE]|[B,4E4]|EFGA BcdB| cAB(G A2) :||