Sugar in my Coffee-O

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 Theme code Index    1324 5L331
 Also known as    Cornstalk Fiddle, I Like Sugar in my Coffee, Sugar in the Coffee
 Composer/Core Source    
 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    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Viola "Mom" Ruth
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Pioneer Western Folk Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 77, p. 28
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1948
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 Title of recording    
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:I Like Sugar in My Coffee M:2/4 L:1/8 S:Viola “Mom” Ruth – Pioneer Western Folk Tunes (1948) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G DG B/c/B/G/|AB c2|DG B/c/B/G/|BA G2|DG B/c/B/G/|AB c2| DG B/c/B/G/|BA G2||ed B/B/d/d/|ef g2|ed B/B/G/G/|BA A2| ed B/B/d/d/|ef g2|ed B/B/G/G/|AG G2||DG B/c/B/G/|AB c2| DG B/c/B/G/|BA G2|DG B/c/B/G/|AB c2|DG B/c/B/G/|BA G2|| ed B/B/d/d/|ef g2|ed B/c/B/G/|BA A2|ed B/c/B/d/|ef g2|ed D/E/G/B/|AG G2||


X:1 T:Sugar in the Coffee M:C| L:1/8 S:Burl Hammons (1908-1993, Pocahontas County, W.Va.) N:GDgc tuning (fiddle) F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/sugar-coffee-1 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C G2-|G2 GA c2cd|e2e2 G2cB|c2c2 cdec|d2c4:| |:e2|g2a2e3e|g2a2 [c3e3]e|g2a2 geee|d2c4:| G2|c3d e2[c2e2]|{f}[ce]dcd [c2e2][c2e2]| GAG2 [c2e2][c2e2]|[ce]dce d2c2| GAc2e2[c2e2]|{f}[ce]dcd [c2e2][c2e2]|g2a2 geee|d2c4|| |:e2|g2a2e3e|g2a2 [c3e3]e|g2a2 geee|d2c4:| P:Tune GDgc and finger the following notes, as if they were in standard tuning A2-|A2 AB d2de|f2f2 A2 dB|d2d2 defd|e2d4:| |:f2|a2 b2f3f|a2b2 [d3f3]f|a2b2afff|e2d4:| A2|d3e f2[d2f2]|{g}[df]ede [d2f2][d2f2]|ABA2 [d2f2][d2f2]|[df]edf e2d2| ABd2f2 [d2f2]|{g}[df]ede [d2f2][d2f2]|a2b2 afff|e2d4|| |:f2|a2b2f3f|a2b2 [d3f3]f|a2b2 afff|e2d4:|]


X:2 T:Sugar in the Coffee M:2/4 L:1/8 N:Parts reversed from Mom Ruth's version S:Frank Reed B:R.P. Christeson - "Old Time Fiddler's Repertory, vol. 2" (1984, No. 129, p. 80) K:G B/d/|ed B/A/G/B/ |ed g>d|ed B/A/G/B/ |BG- GB/d/| ed B/A/G/B/|ed g>d|ed B/A/G/B/ |AG G:| |:G/E/|DG B/d/B/G/|AG B>G|DG B/d/B/G/|AG- G>E| DG B/d/B/G/|AG BB/d/|ed B/A/G/B/|AG G:|