jig · Key of G

Stagger the buck

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Stagger the buck"Stagger the buckDouble jiganon. (Ireland)052505233255250522000525250522350253205250520555553052533255305252000525305252350253205250520555Book: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 115

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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. The G major scale gives you every note it uses.

  • 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. Copy the ABC below into the ABC transposer, move the transpose control by semitone, and the notation and tab are redrawn together in the new key. Handy if a singer wants it lower or the tune sits awkwardly on the neck.

  • 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.

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