Old Joe Clark

X:1
T:Old Joe Clark
N:From the playing of blacksmith and fiddler William Marion Reece (1874-1939, Zionville, Watauga County,
N:western N.C.) , recorded in 1936 by John Lomax for the Library of Congress.
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
N:AEae tuning (fiddle)
N:Play ABA'BAB
N:The 'G' sharps and naturals in the tune are approximate. They are transcribed as close
N:to the note Reese played as can be heard, but Reese (like many Appalachian fiddlers)
N:often intoned notes in between sharp and flat, though shading one way or the other
N:variously throughout the piece.
D:Library of Congress AFS 00841 A01, Marion Rees [sic] (1936).
D: https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/old-joe-clark-18
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:Amix
P:A
e2-|e2 e-f g2 gf |efed c2Ac|e2 ef g2 eg|a2a2a2[de]-[ee]-|
[e2e2]ef g2 a2|efed c2 A2-|A2 Ac B2^G2|[AA]-[A2A2]-[AA] [A2A2]||
P:B
|:E-^G|A2AB ccdd|e>fed c2cB|A2 AA ABA=G|E6EE|
A2 AB c2dd|efed c2cB |A2 Ac B2^G2|[A3A3][AA] [A2A2]:||
P:A'
e2-|e2 e-f ^g2a2|efed c2cd|e2 ef ^g2 e-g|a3 a a2[de]-[ee]-|
[e2e2]a2aba=g|e2 d-c d3e  |[M:3/2]efed cBAc B2^G2|[M:C|]A3A A2||
P:A
E2-|E2 EF ^G2A2|EFED C2D2|E2 EF ^G2G2|A3A A2E2-|
E2-EF ^G2AA|EFED C2A,2-|A,2 A,-C  B,2B,2|A,6||

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