Sleepy Lou

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 Theme code Index    5H6H5H3H 1H1H56
 Also known as    Sleeping Lulu, Sleeping Lula
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Rag, Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    USA(Piedmont), USA(Central)
 Structure    AB, AA'B
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Stephen F. Davis
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:The Devil's Box vol. 29 No. 3
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 49
 Year of publication/Date of MS    Fall 1995
 Artist    Biography:Uncle Dave Macon & His Fruit Jar Drinkers
 Title of recording    Sleepy Lou
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Brunswick 5156 (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1927
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Sleepy Lou S:Mazy Todd & Kirk McGee M:C| L:1/8 Q:"Quick" D:Brunswick 5156 (78 RPM), Uncle Dave Macon & His D:Fruit Jar Drinkers (1927) F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/sleepy-lou-0 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C e^f|g^fge aged|cdcA GGAB|cdcd BcdB|c2 c4e^f| g^fge aged|cdcA G2G2|Bd3 d3d|e2d4e^f| g^fge aged|cdcA G2G2|c2 cc BcdB|c2 c4DE| F2F2 FGAF|G2G2 GBdf|gafd ecdB|c2 c4|| gac'2 aged|cedA GFAB|cdcd BcdB|c2 [E4c4]DE| ef|gac'>a g2 ed|cdcA GFEG|Bd3 d3d|e2d4e^f| gac'2 aged|cedA GFAB|cdcd BcdB|c2 {d}c2{d}c2DE| FE[F2A2] FGAF|GAG^F GFef|gafg ecdB|(c2[E4c4])|| G,A,|C2C2C2C2|[C2E2][C4E4]EF|G2 GA G2AB|cdcA GFED| [C2E2][C2E2][C2E2]CD| EDEF EDEF|G2 Ac BAGG|[E2c2][E4c4] FE| [CE][C4E4][CE]D|[CE]FEF [C2E2] EF|G2GA G2 AB|cdcA GFED| [C2E2][C2E2]C2D2|EDEF EDCE|G2 Ac BAGG|c2[E4c4]||


X:1 T:Sleepy Lou M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel N:Transcribed by John Hartford from the playing of Kirk Magee & N:Mazy Todd on an Uncle Dave Macon recording. B:Stephen F. Davis - Devil's Box, vol. 29, No. 3, Fall 1995 (p. 49) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C e/f/|"*"g/a/g/e/ a/g/e/d/|c/d/c/A/ GA/B/|c/d/c/A/ B/c/d/B/| cc/d/ ce/f/| "*"g/a/g/e/ a/g/e/d/|c/d/c/A/ G>G|Ad d>c|ed- de/f/| g/a/g/e/ a/g/e/d/|c/d/c/A/ GA/B/|c/d/c/A/ B/c/d/B/| cc/d/ cD/E/| FF A/B/c/A/|GG/A/ Ge/f/|g/a/f/g/ e/g/d/B/|c3|| A,/B,/|CC CC/D/|EE EE/F/|GG GA/B/|c/d/c/A/ G/E/D/B,| CC CC/D/|EE EE/F/|1GA/c/ B/G/A/B/|cc/d/ c:|2 GA/d/ B/G/A/B/|cc/c/ c|| P:Substitution: "*"g/a/c' a/g/e/d/||


X:1 T:Sleepy Lou S:John Ashby (1915-1979, Farquier County, Virginia), M:C| L:1/8 Q:"Quick" D:County 745, "Down on Ashby's Farm" (1974) F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/sleepy-lou Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C g2-|g2a2 g^feB|cdcA G2AB|cdcA B-cd2|[E6c6]g2-| g2a2 g^feB|cdcA G2Bc|dd2e d2 e2|d6g2-| g2ag- g^feB|cdcA G2AB|cdcA Bcd2|[E6c6]|| [C2E2]-| [C2E2][C2E2][C2E2][C2E2]|[G,D]-[A,2F2]G [A,3F3]e|ge^fg e2d2|[M:3/2][E3c3]d [E6c6][C2E2]-| [M:C|][CE]>[CE][C2E2][C2E2][C2E2]|[G,D]-[A,2F2]G [A,3F3]e|ge^fg e2d2|[M:3/2][E3c3]d [E6c6]||