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Theme code Index
3131 3533
Also known as
Aunt Polly
Composer/Core Source
Biography:Earl Collins
Region
United States
Genre/Style
Old-Time, Texas/Oklahoma
Meter/Rhythm
Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of
D
Accidental
2 sharps
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
4/4
History
USA(Ozarks/Western Tenn), USA(Southwest)
Structure
AA'B
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Title of recording
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Score ( )
Miller Boy: Annotations
X:1
T:Miller Boy
T:Aunt Polly
S:Earl Collins (Okla.)
N:DDad tuning
N:Drone liberally throughout, esp. on low 'D' in 1st strain.
Q:"Slow"
N:A distanced version of "Bonaparte's Retreat."
M:C|
L:1/8
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:D
[D,4D4][D,4D4]||+slide+FE D2 +slide+FE D2|+slide+F2A2F4|{G}A2A2 FE DF|[E2A2][E2A2]- [F4A4]|
+slide+FE D2 +slide+FE D2|F2A2 F4|+slide+FE D2 EF|1 D8:|2 D6 Bc||
|:d2d2 defe|d3(B A2)Bc|d2dB A2 F2|((3F/G/F/D) (EF) D3((3A/B/c/|
d2)d2-defe|d3 (BA2) Bc|d2 dB A2F2|((3F/G/F/D) (EF) D4||
Miller Boy: Annotations
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