Chickens Don't Roost too High

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Theme code Index	1T5H3H6H 3H5H5H1H
Also known as	Chicken Oh Chicken, Chicken You Can Roost Behind the Moon, Chickens Don't Roost too High for Me, Chickens Don't Roost So High, Mister Chicken
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Blues
Key/Tonic of	C
Accidental	NONE
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History	USA(Southeast), USA(Deep South)
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Stacy Phillips
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Traditional American Fiddle Tunes vol. 2
Tune and/or Page number	p. 30
Year of publication/Date of MS	1995
Artist	Biography:Dixie String Band
Title of recording	Chickens Don't Roost Too High
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Paramount
Year recorded	1925
Media
Score (1)

Chickens Don't Roost too High: Annotations

X:1 T:Chickens don't Roost too High S:Lowe Stokes M:C| L:1/8 N:Slide the slurred notes. F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/chickens-dont-roost-too-high-0 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C +slide+"*"c'ege gecg|eg2a ge [de]-[ee]-|[e2e2]cA c2 [d2e2]-|[c3e3][ce] [c2e2](b| c')ege gecg|eg2a ge[G2A2]- |[G2B2]G2[G2A2][G2B2]|g3a ge(b2| c')ege ggag|eg2a ge [de]-[ee]-|[ee]AcA [c2e2] [d2e2]|[c3e3][ce] cAG2| z2 G2Accd |eg2a ge [d2e2]-|[e2e2]A2 (E2G2)|[E6c6]|| (D2|E2)c2-cAGD|E2[E2c2]-[E2c2][_E2_c2]-|[=E2=c2][E2c2] cAGE|E2[E2c2]-[E2c2][_E2_c2]-| [=E2=c2][Ec][Ec] [E2c2][E2c2]|[_E-c]-[=E=c]cA d2[d2^f2]|[d4^f4]g3a|[M:2/4]ge [_E2_c2]-| [M:C|][=E2=c2][E2c2] cAGA|[M:3/2][c2e2][c4e4][d2e2]-[ee]dcA|[M:C|][G2c2][G2d2] [G3c3][Gc]| [Gc]AG2-|G2 GG Ac3 |eg2a ge [d2e2]-|[e2e2]A2 (E2G2)|[E6c6]|| P:Alternate 2nd strain [e_g]-|[e2=g2][e2g2][ea][eg]- [eg][e_g]-|[e3=g3][eg] [e2g2][e2g2]-|[c2e2]c2 cdcA|c2c4[e2_g2]-| [e2=g2][e2g2][e2a2][eg][e_g]-|[e3=g3][eg][e2g2][d2g2]-|[d2^f2]A2 cAdA|g2 gg- ge d[e_g]-| [e2=g2][e2g2][e2a2][eg][e_g]-|[e3=g3][eg][e2g2][eg]-[ce]-|[c2e2]A2 cAde|c2 c3A G2| z2A2c2d2|eg2a ge [d2e2]-|[e2e2]A2 (E2G2)|[E6c6]|| P:substitutions |"*"edge ga2g|

X:1 T:Chickens don't Roost too High S:Leonard Keith (1922- , Mentone, DeKalb County, northeast Alabama) R:Recorded 1987 M:C| L:1/8 D:Alabama Traditions CD 103, Monte Sano Crowder - "Possum D:up a Gum Stump." D:Whoop it Up! 102, Red Mountain White Trash - "Chickens don't Roost too High" (1998). F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/chickens-dont-roost-too-high Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C +slide+c'2-|c'gae geag|eg2a g[de]-[e2e2]-|[e2e2]cA c2d2|[c3e3][ce]- [c2e2]+slide+c'2-| c'gae geag|eg2a ge2(_B|=B2)G2 AB3|g3a ge(a2| c')gae geag|eg2a g[de]-[e2e2]-|[e2e2]cA c2d2|[c3e3][ce] [ce]AG2| z2G2A2c2|eg2a ge [d2e2]-|[e2e2]G2 ([D2d2]e2)|[E4c4]- ([Ec]|| A)D2-|E2[E2c2] cAG(D|E2)[E4c4][_E2B2]-|[=E2c2][E2c2] cAG(D|E2)[E4c4][_E2B2]-| [E2c2] [Ec][Ec] [E2c2][Ec][Ec][M:3/2]|+slide+[E2c2][Ec]A d2[d2^f2][d4f4]|[M:C|]+slide+g3a ged[DA]-| [E2c2][E2c2][Ec]AGA|[c2e2][c4e4][de][ee]- |[ee][de][ce][Ae] [c2e2][d2e2]|[c3e3][ce][c2e2](^FG)-| G2G2A2c2| eg2a ge [d2e2]-|[e2e2]G2 ([D2d2]e2)|[E6c6]||

Chickens Don't Roost too High: Annotations