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A name for the famous Bluesgrass 4 bar ending

#122

I’m late to the fray but I was at the Blue Ridge Music Center a few weeks back. The seasoned fiddle players signaled the end of every tune with the “kick” or while seated, they raised their foot. Everyone knew the tune was ending.

To start a song, I have heard “Kick it Off” many times. Maybe when it’s time to end, “Take it Out” or “Take it Home”. I can almost her @BanjoBen calling out, “Take it Home Katy”.

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#123

Oh that wasn’t my understanding of it, but it makes more sense and I’d call it something different in that case. (A noun rather than a command, ie “the caboose” rather than “cut!” Or whatever)

#124

@BanjoBen is right… however, I did consider that it may be called… It was more for arrangement references.

#125

Take it home…

Interesting.

  1. Caboose
  2. Shave or Bits (4-bits for 4 bars?).
  3. Home (Take it…)
  4. Tail
  5. Tag-Out
  6. Hammer (think John Henry), Spike or Anvil
  7. [Write-in Option]

I like the RR connection and thought of Breakman but… Using the word “break” in anything would be confused with song breaks… So that is out.

I just thought of Hammer (as in Sledgehammer) or Spike (as in the final Spike on a RR line… like the “Golden Spike” - the ceremonial final tie on the line).

I think I like Caboose the best…

I nominate CABOOSE as it seems to be favored by most as compared to the other nominees overall.

Who will endorse that?

Remember, this is to become common terminology for us… So I’d like consensus…

In advance, Thanks to @BanjoBen for getting behind this and being willing to use whatever WE select.

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#126

Yeah, Caboose, this is taking waaaay to long to pick.:thinking:

#127

Sadly, I agree…

It is just a matter of gettin’ people onboard.

I’ve been pushin’ and pullin’ this thing.

But yeah, let’s get this DUN… so we can move on… Please y’all.

#128

Ooh, golden spike? Sounds cool… ok sorry. Caboose it is!

#129

Sorry, I was unclear. It is common practice to add a III/VI or E7, A7 to start the last 4 bars of a jazz tune when you call “tag it”… For example E7/// A7/// Dm7/G7/ C6///

#130

Oops, my bad. I didn’t catch that till now. Kicking your foot out to refer to the end of a tune would be clumsy and would leave our visually challenged folks unaware. :wink:

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#131

People with big feet would have an unfair advantage

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#132

CLOSURE (at last…)

I nominate CABOOSE…

Honorable mention…

  1. Shave (2 bits infers 2 bars)
  2. Home (take it…)
  3. Spike (Golden is the last spike driven on a RR line)

Thanks to EVERYONE who contributed.

@BanjoBen,

Seems we Forum members have settled onto using CABOOSE.

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#133

@Archie, @Dragonslayer, @5-StringPilgrim, @shedrick, @Fiddle_wood, @Jake, @Treblemaker, @MissMaggie, @Mike_R

Tell all your friends!!!

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#134

Yay, finally I can sleep at night! :joy::joy: I might occasionally also use spike cuz it sounds so cool, but for anything official, it’ll be the caboose!

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#135

So is that pronounced CA-buce or kuh-BOOS?

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#136

Nah, you got to start a poll for pronunciation! :wink:

In hindsight, tomatoes (for potatoes start… check out liberty guitar lesson song) could have worked better. Or maybe not, I think there is multiple pronunciation there as well.

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#137

Let’s vote, how do you pronounce it?

  • CA-buce
  • kuh-BOOS

0 voters

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#138

@jmonickaraj1,

You say, to-MAY-to, he says to-MAH-to

Now we have to sort that one out - NOT!

NOBODY really says to-MAH-to, do they?

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#139

We will say it the way that YOU do, sir! :grin:

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#140

I know, I KNOW… @Dragonslayer,

Spike was coming on strong there at the end of the dialog.

Then we could have said, “The SPIKE… They nailed it!” :smirk:

You see what I did, there? :thinking::unamused:

Pretty catchy, huh… I am just sayin’

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#141

In America probably not. But all of the British English speakers do (England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Australia, south Africa, new Zealand, etc.)

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