Rare Up

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 Theme code Index    5555 5653
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 Composer/Core Source    Biography:George Mert Reves
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    USA(Ozarks/Western Tenn)
 Structure    ABB
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X:1 T:Rare Up N:From the playing of George Mert Reves (1884?-1992?), from 1964 home N:recordings made by his nephew Merle. Both George and Merle were then N:living in Dennard, Arkansas but George had lived much of his life in the N:Oklahama Ozarks region. M:4/4 L:1/8 R:Reel N:AEae tuning (fiddle) Q:Fast D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/rare Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A J|[e3e3][ee][e2e2]J[e2e2]-|[ee][ee]fa e2c2|[ce]-[ee]-[ee][ee] [e3e3][ee]|fa a2- a4| [e3e3][ee][e2e2]J[e2e2]-|[ee][ee]fa e2c2|ccac acc2|d2cc cBA2|| |:[A,2E2] AB cBAB|B2[E2B2] cBAB|B2 [EB][EB] cBAB|B-ccc cBA2:|