Freight Train Moan

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 Theme code Index    3H3H3H1H 5533
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Arthur Smith
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Bluegrass, Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    ABCDCDEBCDF
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Stephen F. Davis
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Devil's Box vol. 24 No. 4
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 19
 Year of publication/Date of MS    Winter 1990
 Artist    Biography:Arthur Smith Trio
 Title of recording    Freight Train Moan
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Montgomery Ward 7602, Bluebird 8158
 Year recorded    1937
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Freight Train Moan C:Arthur Smith M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel N:Play ABCDCDEBCDF N:Transcribed by John Hartford B:Stephen F. Davis - "Devil's Box", vol. 24, No. 4, Winter 1990, p. 19. Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G [Ag]||+slide+[g3b3][gb]|[g2b2]-[d2g2]|"slide"([_B3d3]A)|[G3B3]|| P:A |:A|+slide+B+slide+B B/d/+slide+B.A.|G2F2|C+slide+E= E/G/F/E/D/|B2 B2,| A,F- F{E}F|e2d>B|1 Gc- c/A/c|[e3g3]:|2 +slide+B>d B/F/A|G3|| P:B B||[GB]+slide+[Bd]- [Bd][Bd]|[B2d2]+slide+[G2B2]|[CE]-[EG]- [EG][EG]|[E2G2]-[C2E2]| [DF][DF]- [D/F/]E/F|ed- d/B/A|1GB- B/AB|[d3g3]:|2 Bd/B/ A/F/A|G3|| P:C e||:g/a/g/e/ d/g/e/d/|B/G/A/G/ E/GD/|CD/E/- E/G/E/D/|C2 B,>G,|A,F- F/E/F| e2 e/B/A|1 G>A B/A/B|d3:|2 +slide+B/d/+slide+B A/F/A|G3|| P:D D||G/A/B/G/ A/B/G/A/|B/G/A/c/ B/A/G/D/|C/D/E/D/ D/E/C/D/|[FA]-[DF]| A,F- F/E/F|d2 d/B/ A2|1GB +slide+B/A/B|d3:|2 +slide+Bd A/F/A|G3|| P:C e|:g/a/g/e/ d/g/e/d|B/G/A/G/ E/GD/|CD/E/- E/G/E/D/|C2 B,>G,| A,F- F/EF|e2 d/B/A|1 G>A B/A/B|d3:|2 +slide+B/d/+slideB A/F/A|G3|| P:D G|:A/B/c/A/ B/c/G/A/|c/G/A/c/ B/A/G/E/|C/D/E/C/ D/E/C/D/|E/C/D/F/ E/D/C/B,/| A,F- F/E/F|d2 d/B/ A2|1GB +slide+B/A/B|d3:|2 +slide+Bd A/F/A|G3|| P:E g|:+slide+[g3b3][gb]|[g2b2]-[d2g2]|+slide+[E3G3][EG]|[E2G2]-[C2E2]| A,F- F/E/F|e2 d/B/A|1 GA/B- B/G/B|[d3g3]:|2 +slide+Bd/A/ B/F/A|G3|| P:F [F2d2]||fb dg|Bd FB|CD/E/- E/G/E/D/|C2 B,>G,|A,F- F/E/F|e2 de/f/|f/d/c/c/ B/G/B/F/|GD G2|| P:"Ending" f/ag/a/g/d/ c/f/e/c/|B/G/A/F/ GF|G||