Newt Payne's Tune

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 Theme code Index    5553 5553
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 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Newt Payne
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    USA(Upland South)
 Structure    AAABBB
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X:1 T:Newt Payne's Tune C:Newt Payne M:4/4 L:1/8 K:A N:Fiddler and banjoist Newt Payne (1904-1977) was born on South Pittsburg Mountain, N:Tennessee, and worked most of his life as a miner. N:This version in cross-tuned AEae from the playing of Rhys Jones N:and Cleek Shrey and Bigfoot String Band N:on their CD "I've Got a Bulldog" or YouTube D:www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQhwnrI1YCA Z: Transcribed roughly by Jan Howard 2022 " Play 3 times" "A" e2 e2 e2 cd | "A" e2 e2 edcB |"A" A2 cd e2 f2 |"D" a2 f2 ecBA | " Play 3 times" "A" A,2 E2 C2 E2 |"A" c2 cB- BAFE |"D" D2 FA d2 fa- |"D"aa f2 ecBA |