Whistling Rufus
X:233
T:Whistling Rufus
R:Cakewalk
C:Kerry Mills (1899)
Z:added by Alf warnock alf0@rogers.com - www.alfwarnock.info/alfs
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
P:A
|:G2GB d2de|g2g2 ed3|G2GA BAG2|d8|\
G2GB d2de|g2g2 ed3|a2aa age2|a8|
G2GB d2de|g2g2 ed3|G2GA BAG2|d6g2|\
eg2e d2ed|B2G2 AGED|GB2G AGA2|[1 G2z2 g2z2:|[2 G2B2 F2G2||
P:B
|:d4d4-|d2e2d2G2|F4F4-|F2 c2^G2A2|\
e4e4-|e2f2e2c2|B4B4-|B2B2F2G2|
d4d4-|d2e2d2G2|c4c4-|c2d2c2G2|\
B4c2B2|E4F4|[1G8-|G2B2F2G2:|[2 G8-|G4g2z2||
P:A
G2GB d2de|g2g2 ed3|G2GA BAG2|d8|\
G2GB d2de|g2g2 ed3|a2aa age2|a8|
G2GB d2de|g2g2 ed3|G2GA BAG2|d6g2|\
eg2e d2ed|B2G2 AGED|GB2G AGA2| G2z2 g2z2|
K:C
P:C
|:c6d2|e6g2|a3ba3b|a2g2e2c2|\
d3ed3e|d2A2B2c2|d3ed2e|d2B2A2G2|
c6d2|e6g2|a3ba3b|a2g2e2c2|\
d3ed3e|d2A2B2c2|[1 d8|c4G4:|[2 d8|c2e2B2c2||
P:D
|:g4g4-|g2a2g2c2|B4B4-|B2f2 ^c2d2|\
a4a4-|a2b2a2f2|e4e4-|e2e2B2c2|
g4g4-|g2a2g2c2|f4f4-|f2g2f2c2|\
e4f2e2|A4B4|[1 c8-c2e2B2c2:|[2 c8-|c4c'2z2|]
X:1
T:Whistling Rufus
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Viola “Mom” Ruth, 1948
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
(3D/E/F/|G(3A/B/c/ d(e/f/)|gge<d|G>A B/A/G/B/|(d2 d) (3D/E/F/|
G(3A/B/c/ d(e/f/)|gge<d|a>b a/g/e/g/|(a2 a) (3D/E/F/|
G(3A/B/c/ d(e/f/)|gge<d|G>A B/A/G/B/|d3d|
g/gg/ ge|d/dd/ dc|B2A2|G3B||
|:AG d2|d3e|dB F2|F3c|BA e2|e3 (e/f/)|
(g/f/e) B2|B3B|AG d2|d3e|d>B c2|
c3c|BG B2|cB E2|1 F2(G2|G3)B:|2 F2(G2|G3||
X:1
T:Whistling Rufus
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:"Fast"
S:Arthur Smith (1898-1971, Humphreys County, east Tennessee)
D:Folkways FWe1007, "Milk 'Em in the Evening Blues" (1968)
F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/whistling-rufus
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:G
D2|GFGA Bdef|gage dcBA|GFGA BGAB|dAFD EFDF|
GFGA Bdef|gage dcBd|ea2a- aefg|agfd edBA|
GFGA Bdef|gage dcBA|GDGA BGBc|d2 [d4g4]ef|
g2 ga gedB|G2 [GB]A [GB]GFE|D2G[G_B]- [G=B]GAF|G6||
DE|GABd {e}[d3g3][df]-|[d3g3][dg]- [dg]edA|[F4A4] [F4A4] - |[F2A2][F2A2]- [FA]G A2|
(B2c2) +slide+e4-|e2 (=f2 ^f)ded|(_B2=B)d (Bd)(Bd)|((3BdB)DE GABc|
d4[d4g4]-|[d2g2]dc- cdc2|[e4e4][e4g4]-|[e2g2]DE GBAd|
B2 +slide+B2- B(_B=Bd)|B2G2 FGAF|G6||
X:1
T:Whistling Rufus
N:From the playing of Effie Pierson (1902-1981, Owsley County, eastern Ky.),
N:recorded in the field by John Harrod in May, 1979
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
Q:"Quick"
D:https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/3996
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:G
e(f|g)(fg)(f e)dBA|+slide+B3d B-AGA|Bd2B d2 EF|G2[GB]A [GB]d2(e/f/|
g)fgf edBA|a3b agfg|a>g-f2 e2d2|G2[GB]A Bdde|
[dg]fg2 edB-A|([DA]B2)d BAGA|Bd2B d2([Ae]f)|g2[d2g2]d2[d2g2]|
BdBA G2 EF|GGBG EDEF|(G2[G2B2])[GB][G2B2]||
D-E|G-E[G2B2] [DB]-[D3d3]|[D6d6]{B}cB|A2[G2B2][DB]-[D3A3]|[F6A6]DE|
FEF2[e4e4]-|[e2e2]ed edc2|[M:3/2]B3c B6 DE|[M:C|]G-E[G2B2] [DB]-[D3d3]|
[D6d6]([DB]c|[D2d2])ed ([E3c3]d|[E6c6])ef|gfgf e2e2|
dedB G2DE|GG[BG]G EDEF|G[GA]-[GB][GA]- [G2B2]|