Smith's Breakdown

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Theme code Index	1L5L12 3231
Also known as
Composer/Core Source	Biography:Arthur Smith
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2
History	USA(Ozarks/Western Tenn)
Structure	AAB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Stephen F. Davis
Book/Manuscript title	Book:The Devil's Box vol. 11 No. 4
Tune and/or Page number	p. 71
Year of publication/Date of MS	1977
Artist	Biography:Arthur Smith Trio
Title of recording	Smith's Breakdown/Indian Creek
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Bluebird 6711 B (78 RPM)
Year recorded	1937
Media
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Smith's Breakdown

X:1 T:Smith's Breakdown N:Transcribed by Frank Maloy, based on the version by Fiddlin' N:Arthur Smith M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stephen F. Davis - Devil's Box, vol. 26, No. 3, Fall 1992; p. 38 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G "G"G,/B,/D/F/ GA/c/|B/G/A/c/ B/A/G/E/|D/B,/D/F/ GA/c/|B/G/A/G/ "D7"E/G/D/C/| "G"B,/C/D/F/ GA/c/|B/G/A/c/ B/A/G/E/|D/B,/D/F/ G/B/d/c/|"D7"B/G/A/F/ "G"G[GB]| "G"D/B,/D/F/ GA/c/|B/G/A/c/ B/A/G/E/|D/B,/D/F/ GA/c/|B/G/A/G/ "D7"E/G/D/C/| "G"B,/C/D/F/ GA/c/|B/G/A/c/ B/A/G/E/|D/B,/D/F/ G/B/d/c/|"D7"B/G/A/F/ "G"G[GB]|| "G"gg/a/ g/e/d/g/|e/d/B/G/ A/G/E/G/|gg/a/ g/e/d/g/|e/d/[dg] "D7"[d2g2]| "G"gg/a/ g/e/d/g/|e/d/B/G/ A/GA/|B/G/A/G/ E/G/D/C/|"D7"B,/C/D/F/ "G"G[GB]| "G"gg/a/ g/e/d/g/|e/d/B/G/ A/G/E/G/|gg/a/ g/e/d/g/|e/d/[dg] "D7"[d2g2]| "G"b/a/g/b/ a/g/e/f/|g/e/d/B/ A/GA/|B/G/A/G/ E/G/D/C/|"D7"B,/C/D/F/ "G"G[GB]||

X:1 T:Smith's Breakdown C:Arthur Smith N:Transcribed from the playing of contemporary fiddler Megan Lynch Chowning N:on youtube.com M:C| L:1/8 D:Bluebird 6711 B (78 RPM), Arthur Smith Trio (1937, with Alton & D:Rabon Delmore) D:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7_myMrHVJw R:Reel Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G G,2-|G,B,DF G2Ac|BGAc BAGE| DB,DF- G2Ac| BGAG EGDC | B,CDE G2Ac|BGAc BAGE|DB,DF- GAdc |BGAG [G2B2] :| eg-|g2ga gedg|edBG AGEG|Jg2 ga gedg|e[^cf]-[d2g2] [d2g2][d2g2]| gage dged|BGAG EFGA|JB2 GB AGDB,|G,B,DF- G2[_B2f2]-| [=B2g2]ga gedg|edBG AGEG|Jg2 ga gedg|e[^cf]-[d2g2] [d2g2][d2g2]| Jbagb aged|gedB AGEG|BGAG EGDB,|G,B,DF- G2||

Smith's Breakdown