Hangman's Reel
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T:Hangman's Reel
N:From the playing of fiddler Albert Hash (1917-1982). Hash was
N:born in Rugby, Va., and grew up in Grayson County, southwest Virginia He learned
N:to play from Corbit Stamper, Jim Reedy, his uncle George Finley, and was influenced
N:by G.B. Grayson. After Grayson was killed, Albert played with Henry Whitter, among
N:others, including his Whitetop Mountain Band in the 1940's. In the 1970's he formed
N:a reconstituted Whitetop Mountain Band with his brother-in-law Thornton Spencer
N:and Spencer's wife, Emily.
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
N:AEae tuning (fiddle)
D:Whitetop Heritage (Galax) LP 041
D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/hangmans-reel
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:A
((3[EA]-[FA]-[GA]-|:[A2A2])[AA][AA] [AB][AA][AB][AA]|[Ac][AA][Ac][AA] BAFE|[A2A2][AA][AA] [AB][AA][AB][AA]|[Ac][AA][Ac][AA] B2EE|
[A2A2][AA][AA] [AB][AA][AB][AA]|[Ac][AA][Ac][AA] BcAB|cAcA BABA|1A2 [AA][AA] [A2A2][AA][AA]:|2[AA][AA] [A2A2][AA]c||
[e2e2][ee][ee] [e2e2][ee][ee]|eAcA B-AAc|ecAc ecAB|cABc A2Ac|
[ee][ee]cA [ee][ee][ee][ee]|cABA BAAc|ecAc ecAB|cABc A2AA||
A-BBB B2B2|ABcA BAFE|JB2 BA B2BA|AFED CB,A,A-|
B2BA B2 BA|ABcA BAFA|B2 BA B2BA|AFED CB,A,2||
|:CA,CA, DFED|CA,CA, DFED|CA,CA, DFED|CB,A,C B,A,B,A,|
CA,CA, DFED|CA,CA, DFAB|cAcA BABA|A2 AA A2EE:|
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T:Hangman's Reel
L:1/8
M:2/4
N:AEae tuning (fiddle)
N:Notated as it would be fingered if played in standard tuning, not as it actually sounds
N:The second time through the last part may be played an octave lower.
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:A
(D/|A/)D/A/(A/ B/)A/B|c/B/c/(A/ B/)A/B|AA B/A/B/B/|c/B/c/c/ B>B|
AA BB|c/B/c/A/ B(A/B/|c/)B/c/A/ B/A/B|(D/A)(D/ A):|
|:(A/|e/)(A/c/)(A/|e/)(A/c/)(A/|B/)A/B/B/ c/B/A|ec ec|B/A/B/(B/ A):|
(A|:B>)(A B)(A|A/)B/c/A/ B/A/E|(A/B)(A/ B/)A/B|e/f/e/(d/ c/B/)A:|
|:c/B/c dd|cc/c/ d/c/d|cc d/c/d|c/B/c/A/ BB|
c/B/c d/c/d c/B/c d/c/d|c/B/c B/A/B|D/AD/ A2:||
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T: Hangman's Reel (unfinished)
N:From the playing of fiddler Bill Northcutt (1935-1992, Houston, Texas)
N:Northcutt was familiar with a number of fiddling styles. His version of
N:"Hangman's Reel" is more similar to the Quebecois tune than Albert Hash's.
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
N:AEac# tuning (fiddle)
D:Stoneway LP STY 103, Bill Northcutt - "Old Time Hoedown" (1968)
D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/hangmans-reel-0
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
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A,CEG [A2c2][Ac][Ac]|[Ac]Bcd cBAF|EGAB cAcA|1,2,3BABc A2AE:|4 BABc A2Ac||
e2ce e2ec|cBcd cBcc|e2 ce e2[ce][ce]|1 cBcd cBc2:|2cABc A2A2||
B2 GB BABG|F