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T:Molly Put The Kettle On [A]
L:1/8
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C:Trad arr. © 2022 Ben Paley
N:John Hartford plays a fantastic, somewhat more muscular version of this tune in G, but I also
N:love this gentler fretless banjo version from Andy Cahan. It's a solo on 1978's "Ship in the
N:Clouds" from Cahan, Laura Fishleder and Lisa Ornstein.
N:It's really fun trying to imitate Cahan's fretless banjo playing on the fiddle. He slides down
N:on the second note in the A part, starting from C\u266e to something close to a B\u266e. It's a
N:subtle but effective slide which I tried to incorporate into my playing. A similar moment is in
N:the seventh bar of the B part, where I've notated a half-sharp: what I play is a small slide
N:from something a little sharp of C\u266e to something a little flat of C\u266f.
N:At least that's what I think I'm doing: trust your ears over my notation.
O:USA
Q:1/2=81
R:Reel
D:Andy Cahan, Laura Fishleder, Lisa Ornstein, "Ship in the Clouds", 1978
Z:Ben Paley <ben.paley@benpaley.com>
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|: A4 | =c2A2 BAEF | =G2A2 GEDG | E2A2 cdee | =gede ge2e |
abaa ed2d | cedd A=G2G | ABAA EDDD | DEA2 A4 :|
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|: A4 ABc2 | e4 efeA | cAB2 ABcd | efeA BAcA | d2f2 - fdec |
def2 fdfd | e4 ^/c4 | ABAA ED3 | ABAA ED2D | DEA2 A4 :|