Here are some slow tunes, transcriptions, charts and some music theory.
Or is it speculation?

Slow(er) versions

big scioty 1240
red haired boy 1291
whiskey before breakfast 1405
whiskey before breakfast 1099
devil's dream 1125
katy hill 902
jenny on the railroad 910

Transcriptunes

Big Scioty Notation 1553
Growlin' Old Man and Grumblin' Old Woman Notation 452
Raising the Roof Notation 1019
Watts Bar Blues Notation 931
Needle Case Notation 1160
Shakin' Down the Acorns Notation 1138

Transcribed from Ed Haley recordings
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Cherry River Rag Notation (Part 1 of 6) 1101
Done Gone Notation 1051
Major Scale
Fingering Charts
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