Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on April 15th 2008 by The Merry Highlander.
This tune has been added to 11 tunebooks.
Also known as It Thundered In The East, Jawbone.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Jordan Is A Hard Road To Travel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
(3def |: g2g2 f2f2 | efe^c d2ef | g3g a2g2 | fed2 d2ef |
g2bg f2f2| efe^c d2Bc | dedB dBAB |1 A2G4 ef :|2 A2 G4 BA||
|: G2GA BAGF | GABc d2e2 | dedB dBAG | ABAG FDEF |
G2GA BAGF | GABc d2ef | gagf gfed |1 ABAF G2BA :|2 ABAF G4||
Chieftans
The Chieftans recorded this... and it was most likely made famous by Uncle Dave Macon on the Grand Ol Opry... but the tune has other history and forms that probably predate the popularity of Uncle Dave's version.
# Posted on April 15th 2008 by The Merry Highlander
Paddy Maloney
I think Paddy had some comments about this tune and a similar Irish tune he felt related, but I cant remember what he said and can't find any info on that.
# Posted on April 15th 2008 by The Merry Highlander
Variations
I dont remember where I learned this tune, but have heard many variations on the first part: One is much more complex:
(3def |: gbag fagf | gagf gfed| g3g a2g2 | fed2 d2ef |
# Posted on April 15th 2008 by The Merry Highlander
Song
I think the Chieftans did it as a song... but it has history as both instrumental and song.
# Posted on April 15th 2008 by The Merry Highlander
I believe Uncle Dave did it in the key of D, in G it was called Jawbone and was strictly a fiddle tune.
# Posted on April 20th 2008 by clawhammerbanjo