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 Theme code Index    5H5H3H1H 3H73H5H
 Also known as    Once I Had a Fortune
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Tommy Jarrell, Biography:Emmett Lundy, Biography:Charlie Higgins, Biography:Bogtrotters (The), Biography:John Rector
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    USA(Upland South)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Miles Krassen
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Appalachian Fiddle
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 46
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1973
 Artist    Biography:Bogtrotters (The)
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X:1 T:Fortune [1] S:fiddler & banjo player John Rector (1889-1985, Galax, Virginia) M:C| L:1/8 N:See an elderly John Rector play the tune N:on youtube.com [1] N:From a 1926 field recording by John Lomax F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/fortune-0 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D +slide+a2-|abaf fede|fded d2a2-|abaf fed2|A3B A2a2-| abaf fedf|[dg][dg][dg]a b2a2-|abag ed-c2|[d3f3][df][d2f2]a2-| abag fedf|edce d2a2-|abag fded|A3A A2a2-| abag f[df]fd |[d3g3]a b2a2-|abag ed-c2|[d3f3][df][d2f2]|| +slide+f2-|fgfe defd|edce dded| defd |A3A A3e-| fgfe de[d2f2]|[d2g3]a g2 A2-|ABA2 AB c2|d6f2-| fefg fedf|edce ddef-|fgfd edcB|A3AA3e-| fgfe de[d2f2]|[d2g3]a g2 A2-|ABA2 AB c2|d6|]


X:1 T:Fortune [1] M:C| L:1/8 S:Tommy Jarrell B:Kuntz - Ragged but Right (1986) K:D (a2|a)bag fede|[Af]e c2 [df] (a2|a)bag fe d2|A3B A2 (a2| a)bag fe d2|gfga b2 fg|aa a2 gf e2|d3e d2:| |:de|[df][df][df][df] [d2f2][d2f2]|[de]d B [D2e2]|[df][df][df][df] ed B2|A3B A2 [A2e2]| [df][df][df][df] [d2f2][d2f2]|[d2g2] [dg][dg] [d2g2] [dg][dg]|edcB A2c2|[d3f3] [de] [d2f2]:|


X:2 T:Fortune [1] M:C| L:1/8 S:Backwoods Band/Otis Burris B:Kuntz - Ragged but Right K:D fg|agfe defg|fedf e d2e|fefg abaf|efae c A2 c| dcde fedc|Bg3 g2 fg|a2 e2 cABc|d3e d2:| [D2D2] [DD][DD] [DE][DD] [B,2D2]|[D3D3] [DE] [D2D2] (D2|D2) [DD][DD] [DD][CD] [B,2D2]|[A,3D3] [B,D] [A,2D2] A,2| DCDE FDEF|GFGA BGAB|ABcd ecBA|d3e d3 (D|| D2) [DD][DD] [DE][DD] [B,2D2]|D3 [DE] [D2D2] (D2|D2) [DD][DD] [DD][CD] [B,2D2]|[A,3D3] [B,D] [A,2D2] A,2| DCDE FDEF|GFGA BGAB|ABcd ecBA|d3e d2||


X:3 T:Fortune [1] M:4/4 L:1/8 S:Bruce Molsky N:ABC's from a transcription by John Lamancusa, by permission. See http://www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes.htm Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D |:(a2|"D"a-b)ag (fe)de|(fd)"A"ec "D"d2(a2|a-b)ag (fe)dB|"A7"A3(B A2)(a| "D"a-b)ag (fe)d2|"G"g3(a b2)(ag|"A7"a2)gf ec3|1 "D"d3(e d2):||"D"d3(e d4)|| |:"D"[d2f2](e f2)e (gf) | (ed)Bd (AB)dg | (fe)df (ed)Bd|"A7"A3(B A3)(e| "D"fg)fe (ec)B2|"G"g3(a ga)ge|"A7"(ce2)(A B)AcA|"D"d3(e d3)e:| P:Variation - A part z2 fg||aaAa fAAf | eAee ddfg | aa2a fed2 | A3B A3(B| d2) de fe d2| (BB2)A B2d2 | ce2A B2c2| d8||