Chickens in the Garden

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 Also known as    Whip the Devil around the Stump
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 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
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 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
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 Structure    ABC
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X:1 T:Chicken in the Garden K:G Q:200 S:Spencer and Rains N: lots of slides on and off notes which is difficult to indicate in abc. I wrote in one slide off, N:which happens from the forth finger e through the d and open A. N:All the Bb to B and back are slide on and off. Z:Paul Gitlitz M:C| !slide!_B2|:"G"B2!slide!_B2 =B2!slide!_B2 |B2AG EG2A | B2!slide!_B2 =B2gA | "D"dBAG "G" EG2!slide!_B | "G"B2!slide!_B2 =B2!slide!_B2 |B2AG EG2A | B2!slide!_B2 =B2gA | "D"dBAG "G" EG3 |] [M:6/4]"C"e6e2e2"slide off"(dA) | [M:C|]"G"G4-G2ge | dB A2 G4 |] "G"g3ab2b2 | abag eg3 | gage dged | "D"(3BdB AF "G"G2g2- | gega b2b2 | abag eg3 | gage dged | "D"(3BdB AF "G"G2|]