jig · Key of G
Stagger the buck
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:115
T:Stagger the buck
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 115
R:Double jig
m:Tn2 = (3n/o/n/ o/n/
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
D|GBG AGE|Tc2c TB2d|GBG AGE|EAA AGE|GBG AGE|(B/c/d)(e/f/ {a}g)fe|dBG AGE|(DG)G G2:|
|:G|Gge dBG|Tc2c TB2d|Gge dBG|EAA AGE|Gge dBG|(B/c/d)(e/f/ {a}g)fe|dBG AGE|(DG)G G2:|FAQ
Questions about Stagger the buck
Stagger the buck is in G, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Very easy. 100% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 5.
It is a jig, written in 6/8.
Yes. Tenor banjo, mandolin and octave mandola are all tuned GDAE, so the tab above is identical for all three. A bouzouki tuned GDAD needs the top string adjusting, which the converter handles.