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1. Boatman's Song
2. The Old Bunch Of Keys

Trad arr. © 2019 Ben Paley

Trad arr. © 2019 Ben Paley

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X:1
T:Boatman's Song
L:1/8
M:C|
C:Trad arr. © 2019 Ben Paley
N:Note the extra beat in the repeat of the B part — i.e. you leave an extra beat before coming
N:back to the A part. And don't forget the pick-up quarter-note E when coming back!
O:North Carolina, USA
Q:1/4=163
D:Marvin Gaster, Rich Hartness, Beth Hartness & Harry Gaster, "Going Down To Raleigh" (a
D:collection of field recordings from North Carolina), 1995
Z:Ben Paley <ben.paley@benpaley.com>
K:A
P:A
E2 |: A2 cB ABcA | d2 f2 e4 | A2 cB ABcA |[1 B2 G2 A2 E2 :|[2 B2 G2 A4 |
P:B
|: c2 e2 a3 a | g2 f2 B4 | B2 Bc efed |[1 cA B2 c4 :|[2 [M:5/4] cA B2 A6 |]

X:2
T:The Old Bunch Of Keys
L:1/8
M:C|
C:Trad arr. © 2019 Ben Paley
N:I learnt this from the playing of Dan Gellert on his 2011 album "Waitin' On The Break Of Day"
O:USA
Q:1/2=102
R:Reel
D:Dan Gellert, "Waitin' On The Break Of Day", 2011
Z:Ben Paley <ben.paley@benpaley.com>
K:A
P:A
|: e2 =g2 e2 cd | e2 a2 aba=g | e2 =g2 eged | BA =G2 A4 :|
P:B
|: A2 A2 c4 | BA=GA BAGB | A2 A2 c4 | BA =G2 A4 |
A2 A2 c4 | BA=GA BAGE | AA-AA cBAc | BA =G2 A4!fine!:|