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X:1
T:Texas
T:Newcastle
T:New Castle
L:1/8
M:C|
C:Trad arr. © 2008 Ben Paley
N:I learnt this tune from my dad, Tom Paley, who played it on the banjo. It's also called 'New
N:Castle' or 'Newcastle', after the town of New Castle, Texas.
Q:1/2=99
Z:Ben Paley <ben.paley@benpaley.com>
K:A Mixolydian
P:A
|: e a2 b a2 ef | gfgf e2 ef | gfef gfeg | f2 d2 d4 |
e a2 b a2 ef | gfgf e4 |\
M:3/2
e3 d c2Ac B2AB |\
M:C|
c2 A2 A4 :|
P:B
|: ABcB ABcd | e2d2 d4 | defe defd |
g2f2 e4 |\
M:3/2
e3d c2Ac B2AB |\
M:C|
c2A2 A4 :|
P:Variation of 3rd bar
g2g2 fgag |


X:2
T:Sally Gooden
L:1/8
M:C|
C:Trad arr. © 2008 Ben Paley
N:A nice simple version of this tune. Especially in the first part, it's possible to play an A
N:drone all the way through: when you're noting on the A string you can hold down your fourth
N:finger on the D string to play A; and when you'rr noting on the D string you can just let the
N:open A ring out. It's a cool trick.
Q:1/2=102
Z:Ben Paley <ben.paley@benpaley.com>
K:A
P:A
AB |: cABc A2AB | cABA FA2B |
cABc ABAF |1 E2EE FA2B :|2 E2EE FA3 ||
P:B
|: ABcd e4 | eefe ce3 |
eefe cBAB |1 cABA FA3 :|2 cABA FA |]
P:Variation for bars 2 and 3 of part B
fgfe ce3 | egfe cBAB |


X:3
T:Shuffle bowing patterns
L:1/8
M:C|
C:Trad arr. © 2005 Ben Paley
N:What's important here is, of course, the direction of the bow rather than the actual notes.
N:But, since you have to play some notes, you might as well play these, for practice. Perhaps
N:you'd like to let an open A drone ring out while you're noting the D string. Or you might like
N:to hit the A string just on down bows, for instance. Experiment with this, and with things like
N:how much bow you use, and how much swing you give the rhythm.
O:USA
Z:Ben Paley <ben.paley@benpaley.com>
K:D
P:Nashville Shuffle
|: v(EF)uFvF u(EF)vFuF | v(EF)uFvF u(EF)vFuF | v(EF)uFvF u(EF)vFuF | v(EF)uFvF u(EF)vFuF :|
P:Georgia Shuffle
|: (uEF)vF(uF EF)vF(uF | EF)vF(uF EF)vF(uF | EF)vF(uF EF)vF(uF | EF)vF(uF EF)vFuF :|