Digital Tradition Mirror

This notation is pretty simple; dark circles mean covered holes; empty circles mean uncovered holes; a '+' below means to blow harder to get the upper octave; a '#' below means this note is too low for the whistle chosen and you'll have to fake it :) The author of this program always plays accidentals by closing holes, so you'll never see half-covered holes.

When I was starting, I found notation like this to be very helpful, and I know plenty of people who have trouble reading music who find this notation easier. Good luck!

I'm Going to Georgia

(E whistle)

(This score available as ABC, SongWright, PostScript, PNG, or PMW, or a MIDI file)
(Choose a whistle key: A B C D E F G Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb A# B# C# D# E# F# G#)
Dulcimer tab for this song is also available

I'm Going to Georgia

I'm going to Georgia, I'm going to roam;
I'm going to Georgia to make it my home.

I once loved a young man as dear as my life
And he oft-times did promise to make me his wife.

The promise he fulfilled and he made me his wife;
And you see what I've come to by believing his lies.

Come all ye fair ladies, take warning by me
Never cast your affections on a green growing tree.

The leaves they may wither, the flowers may die
Some young man may fool you as one has fooled I.

Collected from Stella Shelton by Sharp, 1916 (Folk Songs ofd the
     Southern Appalachians)
RG

Thanks to Mudcat for the Digital Tradition!