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The following song is in ABC music format and it should be cut-and-pasted into an ABC converter program like the "abcConverter" on Mandolintab.net. Once you submit your ABC file, the converter will produce a quick and dirty image of your musical score which is then displayed on screen. Above the music, in the center of the screen, you should be able to see these three links:

[MIDI music file]  [PDF Sheet Music]  [ABC source]

The first link will allow you to hear your music as played on a midi player, which is great for learning what a new song is supposed to (kind of) sound like. It's great if you are not sure of the timing of the music. The second link converts the ABC source into a .pdf image of your music which you can then save and/or print to yield prettier sheet music. Then, if you want to view the ABC source again, you can click on the third link. However, to edit your ABC source, you best click on your browser's back arrow to take you back to the original text box holding your ABC source.

Well, I like this song, and I hope you do as well. Enjoy:

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X:1
T:Mairi's Wedding
C:Scottish
L:1/8
M:4/4
K:Emaj
E3/2E/2 EF AB c2 | BA FA cB c/2e3/2 |
w:Step we gai-ly on we go, heel for heel and toe for toe_
w:1 1 1 2 4 5 6+ 5 4 2 4 6+ 5 6+ 8
w:~
E3/2E/2 EF AB c2 | BA FD E2 E2
w:Arm in arm and on we go, all for Mai-ri's wed-ding.
w:1 1 1 2 4 5 6+ 5 4 2 0 1 1
w:~
w:Chorus~(above~2~lines)
w:~
w:Verse~1:
e3/2e/2 ef ed c2 |  BA FA cB c/2e3/2
w:O-ver hill ways up and down, myr-tle green and brac-ken brown,
w:8 8 8 9 8 7 6+ 5 4 2 4 6+ 5 6+ 8
w:~
e3/2e/2 ef ed c2 | BA FD E2 E2
w:Past the sheil-ing, thru the town, all for sake of Mai-ri.
w:8 8 8 9 8 7 6+ 5 4 2 0 1 1
w:~
w:(Repeat~the~chorus)
w:~
w:Verse~2:
e3/2e/2 ef ed c2 |  BA FA cB c/2e3/2
w:Plen-ty her-ring, plen-ty meal, plen-ty peat tae fill her creel,
w:8 8 8 9 8 7 6+ 5 4 2 4 6+ 5 6+ 8
w:~
e3/2e/2 ef ed c2 | BA FD E2 E2
w:Plen-ty bon-ny bairns as weel, that's the toast for Mai-ri.
w:8 8 8 9 8 7 6+ 5 4 2 0 1 1
w:~
w:(Repeat~the~chorus)
w:~
w:Verse~3:
e3/2e/2 ef ed c2 |  BA FA cB c/2e3/2
w:Cheeks as red as row-ans are, bright-er far than a-ny star.
w:8 8 8 9 8 7 6+ 5 4 2 4 6+ 5 6+ 8
w:~
e3/2e/2 ef ed c2 | BA FD E2 E2
w:Fair-est of them all by far is our dar-ling Mai-ri.
w:8 8 8 9 8 7 6+ 5 4 2 0 1 1
w:~
w:(Repeat~the~chorus)
w:~
w:(Repeat~Verse~1)
w:~

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Notes:

1.) The song is shown in the Key of E, but sounds just fine when played on a D-A-D' tuned instrument (or any other 1-5-8 tuning). It was arranged to be played on the melody string, so you can play it with diatonic canjos as well.

2.) Scottish vocabulary list:

• sheiling = small stone hut used by shepherds for shelter in the highlands.
• creel = a woven basket often used like a backpack to carry heavy loads like bricks of dried peat.
• rowans = the red flowers of a tree that grows in Scotland.
• bonny bairns = beautiful children
• tae = to
• weel = well

3.) Here is a link to downloard a .pdf version of this song suitable for 1-5-8 tuned stick dulcimers:

Mairi%27s%20Wedding.pdf

The following song is in ABC music format and it should be cut-and-pasted into an ABC converter program like the "abcConverter" on Mandolintab.net. Once you submit your ABC file, the converter will produce a quick and dirty image of your musical score which is then displayed on screen. Above the music, in the center of the screen, you should be able to see these three links:

[MIDI music file]  [PDF Sheet Music]  [ABC source]

The first link will allow you to hear your music as played on a midi player, which is great for learning what a new song is supposed to (kind of) sound like. It's great if you are not sure of the timing of the music. The second link converts the ABC source into a .pdf image of your music which you can then save and/or print to yield prettier sheet music. Then, if you want to view the ABC source again, you can click on the third link. However, to edit your ABC source, you best click on your browser's back arrow to take you back to the original text box holding your ABC source.

Well, I like this song, and I hope you do as well. Enjoy:

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X:1
T:Navvy Boots
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:Gmaj
z2 z B | EF GA | B e2 d | B-E E D | E3
w:A dig-ging and a-pick-ing as I_ was one day
w:5 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 5 1 1 0 1
w:~
B | E-F GA | B2 ef | g3/2- f/2 ed | B3
w:The thought_ of my true love it led_ me a-stray.
w:5 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 9 8 7 5
w:~
B | e2 dB| c2 ec| B2 AG| A2
w:The day it was gone and the night com-ing on
w:5 8 7 5 6 8 6 5 4 3 4
w:~
GA | B2 cB| B2 AG| AGE-D| E3 z|
w:And I hit for the road with my nav-vy boots_ on.
w:3 4 5 6 5 5 4 3 4 3 1 0 1
w:~
w:~
w:~Verse~2:
z2 z B | EF GA | B e2 d | B-E E D | E3
w:I knocked at my love's win-dow, my knock_ she did know
w:5 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 5 1 1 0 1
w:~
B | E-F GA | B2 ef | g3/2- f/2 ed | B3
w:And out_ of her slum-ber she wak_ ened so slow.
w:5 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 9 8 7 5
w:~
B | e2 dB | c2 ec | B2 AG | A2
w:I knocked there a-gain, and she said "Is that John?"
w:5 8 7 5 6 8 6 5 4 3 4
w:~
GA | B2 cB| B2 AG| AGE-D| E3 z|
w:"Yes in-deed it is me with my nav-vy boots_ on."
w:3 4 5 6 5 5 4 3 4 3 1 0 1
w:~
w:~
w:~Verse~3:
z2 z B | EF GA | B e2 d | B-E E D | E3
w:She o-pened up the door and in-vit-ed me_ in
w:5 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 5 1 1 0 1
w:~
B | E-F GA | B2 ef | g3/2- f/2 ed | B3
w:"Draw up_ to the fire, love, and warm_ your cold skin."
w:5 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 9 8 7 5
w:~
B | e2 dB| c2 ec| BB AG| A2
w:Her bed-room door was o-pen and blank-ets rolled down
w:5 8 7 5 6 8 6 5 5 4 3 4
w:~
GA | B2 cB| B2 AG| AGE-D| E3 z|
w:So I jumped in-to bed with me nav-vy boots_ on.
w:3 4 5 6 5 5 4 3 4 3 1 0 1
w:~
w:~
w:~Verse~4:
z2 z B | EF GA | B e2 d | B-E E D | E3
w:Then ear-ly the next mor-ning at the dawn of the day,
w:5 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 5 1 1 0 1
w:~
B | E-F GA | B2 ef | g3/2- f/2 ed | B B2
w:Says I_ to my true love, "It's time_ to go a-way."
w:5 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 9 8 7 5 5
w:~
B | e2 dB| c2 ec| B2 AG| A2
w:"Sleep down, sleep down, you know_ you've done_ wrong
w:5 8 7 5 6 8 6 5 4 3 4
w:~
GA | B2 cB| B2 AG| AGE-D| E3 z|
w:For to sleep here at night with your nav-vy boots_ on."
w:3 4 5 6 5 5 4 3 4 3 1 0 1
w:~
w:~
w:~Verse~5:
z2 z B | EF GA | B e2 d | B-E E D | E3
w:Oh I_ bent down my head with a laugh and a smile
w:5 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 5 1 1 0 1
w:~
B | E-F GA | B2 ef | g3/2- f/2 ed | B3
w:Saying "What could I do, love, in that length_ of_ time?
w:5 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 9 8 7 5
w:~
B | e2 dB| c2 ec| B2 AG| A A
w:For all that I've done it was just a bit of fun
w:5 8 7 5 6 8 6 5 4 3 4 4
w:~
GA | B2 cB| B2 AG| AGE-D| E3 z|
w:And I'll do it a-gain with my nav-vy boots_ on."
w:3 4 5 6 5 5 4 3 4 3 1 0 1
w:~
w:~
w:~Verse~6:
z2 z B | EF GA | B e2 d | B-E E D | E3
w:The six months be-ing o-ver and se-ven af-ter this
w:5 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 5 1 1 0 1
w:~
B | E-F GA | B2 ef | g3/2- f/2 ed | B3
w:This pret-ty fair maid grew stout a-round_ the_ waist
w:5 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 9 8 7 5
w:~
B | e2 dB| c2 ec| B2 AG| A A
w:Then eight months_ being o-ver and nine comes a-long
w:5 8 7 5 6 8 6 5 4 3 4 4
w:~
GA | BB cB| B2 AG| AGE-D| E3 z|
w:And she hand-ed me a son with his nav-vy boots_ on.
w:3 4 5 5 6 5 5 4 3 4 3 1 0 1
w:~
w:~
w:~Verse~7:
z2 z B | EF GA | B e2 d | B-E E D | E3
w:Come all you pret-ty fair maids take heed of what I say
w:5 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 5 1 1 0 1
w:~
B | E-F GA | B2 ef | g3/2- f/2 ed | B B2
w:Don't ev-er let a poor nav-vy come_ in-to your bed,
w:5 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 9 8 7 5 5
w:~
B | e2 dB| c2 ec| B2 AG| A A
w:For their hearts do run light and their minds do run young
w:5 8 7 5 6 8 6 5 4 3 4 4
w:~
GA | B2 cB| B2 AG| AGE-D| E3 z|
w:Sure they'll jump on your bones with their nav-vy boots_ on.
w:3 4 5 6 5 5 4 3 4 3 1 0 1
w:~

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Notes:

1.) A "navvy" is a common laborer who digs canals, dikes, railroads, etc. The term comes from the word "navigations" which was an early British word for canal, thus a "navvy" is a man who digs canals and other earthen works. So, "navvy" is not simply a corruption of "navy".

2.) Several other versions of this song exist, with words differing with different trades. For instance a coal miner (collier) version is called "Pitt Boots".

3.) Here is a link to download a .pdf version of this song suitable for 1-5-8 tuned instruments like most stick dulcimers: Navvy%20Boots.pdf. Enjoy.

The following song is in ABC music format and it should be cut and pasted into an ABC converter program like the "abcConverter" on Mandolintab.net. Once you submit your ABC file, the converter will produce a quick and dirty image of your musical score which is then displayed on screen. Above the music, in the center of the screen, you should be able to see these three links:

The first link will allow you to hear your music as played on a midi player, which is great for learning what a new song is supposed to (kind of) sound like. It's great if you are not sure of the timing of the music. The second link converts the ABC source into a .pdf image of your music which you can then save and/or print to yield prettier sheet music. Then, if you want to view the ABC source again, you can click on the third link. However, to edit your ABC source, you best click on your browser's back arrow to take you back to the original text box holding your ABC source.

Well, I like this song, and I hope you do as well. Enjoy:

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X:1
T:Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss
C:Traditional (U.S.)
M:4/4
L:1/4
K:D
[|:"D"f e d B | A/2B/2A/2G/2 F2 | A3/2 A/2 B d | f2 f2 |
w:Fly a-round my pret-ty lit-tle miss, Fly a-round my dai-sy,
w:~9 8 7 5 4 5 4 3 2 4 4 5 7 9 9
w:~
f e d B | A/2B/2A/2G/2 F2 | "G"G3/2 G/2 "A"F E | "D"D2 D2 :|]
w:Fly a-round my pret-ty lit-tle miss, Al-most drive me cra-zy.
w:~9 8 7 5 4 5 4 3 2 3 3 2 1 0 0
w:~
w:~
w:~Verse~1:
"D"F A A A | "G"B G G G | "D"A B A F | "A"E2 E2 |
w:Ev-ery time I go that road It looks so dark and clou-dy
w:~2 4 4 4 5 3 3 3 4 5 4 2 1 1
w:~
"D"F A A A | "G"G B B B | "A"A A F E | "D"D2 D2 |
w:Ev-'ry time I see that girl, I al-ways tell her how-dy.
w:~2 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 4 4 2 1 0 0
w:~
w:(Chorus)
w:~
w:~Verse~2:
"D"F A A A | "G"B G G2 | "D"A B A F | "A"E2 E2 |
w:Char-ley is a nice young man, Char-ley is a dan-dy
w:~2 4 4 4 5 3 3 4 5 4 2 1 1
w:~
"D"F A A A | "G"G B B B | "A"A A F E | "D"D2 D2 |
w:Ev-'ry time he goes to town, He buys the lad-ies can-dy.
w:~2 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 4 4 2 1 0 0
w:~
w:(Chorus)
w:~
w:~Verse~3:
"D"F A A A | "G"B G G G | "D"A A/2B/2 A F | "A"E2 E2 |
w:The high-er up the cher-ry tree, the rip-er grows the cher-ries
w:~2 4 4 4 5 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 2 1 1
w:~
"D"F A A A | "G"G B B B | "A"A A/2B/2 G E | "D"D2 D2 |
w:The more you hug and kiss the girls, The soon-er they will mar-ry.
w:~2 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 4 4 5 3 1 0 0
w:~
w:(Chorus)
w:~
w:~Verse~4:
"D"F A A A | "G"B G G G | "D"A B A F | "A"E2 E2 |
w:Cof-fee grows on white oak trees, The riv-er flows with bran-dy,
w:~2 4 4 4 5 3 3 3 4 5 4 2 1 1
w:~
"D"F A A A | "G"G/2G/2 B/2B/2 B B | "A"A A F E | "D"D2 D2 |
w:If I had my pret-ty lit-tle miss, I'd feed her sug-ar can-dy.
w:~2 4 4 4 3 3 5 5 5 5 4 4 2 1 0 0
w:~
w:(Chorus)
w:~
w:~Verse~5:
"D"F A A A | "G"B G G G | "D"A B A F | "A"E2 E2 |
w:Go'n to get some weev-ly wheat, I'm go'n to get some bar-ley,
w:~2 4 4 4 5 3 3 3 4 5 4 2 1 1
w:~
"D"F A A A | "G"G B/2B/2 B B | "A"A A F E | "D"D2 D2 |
w:Go'n to get some weev-ly wheat, And bake a cake for Char-lie.
w:~2 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 4 4 2 1 0 0
w:~
w:(Chorus)
w:~

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Note: The Chorus is the first two lines of music which is usually repeated twice each time played.

Here's a link to download a copy of this song in .pdf format suitable for 1-5-8 tuned diatonic instruments like most stick dulcimers: Fly%20Around%20My%20Pretty%20Little%20Miss.pdf

Enjoy.

The following song is in ABC music format and it should be cut and pasted into an ABC converter program like the "abcConverter" on Mandolintab.net. Once you submit your ABC file, the converter will produce a quick and dirty image of your musical score which is then displayed on screen. Above the music, in the center of the screen, you should be able to see these three links:

The first link will allow you to hear your music as played on a midi player, which is great for learning what a new song is supposed to (kind of) sound like. It's great if you are not sure of the timing of the music. The second link converts the ABC source into a .pdf image of your music which you can then save and/or print to yield prettier sheet music. Then, if you want to view the ABC source again, you can click on the third link. However, to edit your ABC source, you best click on your browser's back arrow to take you back to the original text box holding your ABC source.

Well, I like this song, and I hope you do as well. Enjoy:

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X:1
T:Waltzing Matilda
C:A.B."Banjo" Patterson (words) & Marie Cowen (music)
L:1/8
M:4/4
K:G
BBBB A2 A2 | GABG EF G2 |
w:~Once a jol-ly swag-man camp-ed by a bil-la-bong,
w:~5 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 3 1 2 3
w:~
D2 GB d2 dd | d2 dd d2
w:~Un-der the shade of a coo-li-bah tree,
w:~0 3 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
w:~
GA | B2 BB A2 A2 | GABG EF G2 |
w:~And he sang as he watched and wait-ed till his bil-ly boiled.
w:~3 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 3 1 2 3
w:~
D2 GB d2 cB | A2 AA G2 z2 |
w:~Who'll come a waltz-ing ma-til-da with me?
w:~0 3 5 7 6 5 4 4 4 3
w:~
w:~Chorus:
d2 dd d2 B2 | g2 gg f2 e2 |
w:~Waltz-ing ma-til-da, Waltz-ing ma-til-da,
w:~7 7 7 7 5 10 10 10 9 8
w:~
d2 dd e2 dd | d2 cB A2
w:~Who'll come a waltz-ing ma-til-da with me?
w:~7 7 7 8 7 7 7 6 5 4
w:~
GA | B2 BB A2 A2 | GABG EF G2 |
w:~And he sang as he watched and wait-ed till his bil-ly boiled.
w:~3 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 3 1 2 3
w:~
D2 GB d2 cB | A2 AA G2 z2 |
w:~Who'll come a waltz-ing ma-til-da with me?
w:~0 3 5 7 6 5 4 4 4 3
w:~
w:Verse~2:
BBBB A2 A2 | GABG EF G2 |
w:~And down came a jum-buck to drink at the bil-la-bong,
w:~5 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 3 1 2 3
w:~
D2 GB d2 dd | d2 dd d2
w:~Up jumped the swag-man and grabed him with glee,
w:~0 3 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
w:~
GA | B2 BB A2 A2 | GABG EF G2 |
w:~And he sang as he stowed that jum-buck in his tuck-er-bag,
w:~3 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 3 1 2 3
w:~
D2 GB d2 cB | A2 AA G2 z2 |
w:~You'll come a waltz-ing ma-til-da with me!
w:~0 3 5 7 6 5 4 4 4 3
w:~
w:~Chorus~2:
d2 dd d2 B2 | g2 gg f2 e2 |
w:~Waltz-ing ma-til-da, Waltz-ing ma-til-da,
w:~7 7 7 7 5 10 10 10 9 8
w:~
d2 dd e2 dd | d2 cB A2
w:~You'll come a waltz-ing ma-til-da with me!
w:~7 7 7 8 7 7 7 6 5 4
w:~
GA | B2 BB A2 A2 | GABG EF G2 |
w:~And he sang as he stowed that jum-buck in his tuck-er-bag,
w:~3 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 3 1 2 3
w:~
D2 GB d2 cB | A2 AA G2 z2 |
w:~You'll come a waltz-ing ma-til-da with me!
w:~0 3 5 7 6 5 4 4 4 3
w:~
w:Verse~3:
BBBB A2 A2 | GABG EF G2 |
w:~Up rode the squat-ter, mount-ed on his tho-rough-bred,
w:~5 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 3 1 2 3
w:~
D2 GB d2 d2 | d2 d2 d2
w:~Up rode three troo-pers, one, two, three.
w:~0 3 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
w:~
GA | B2 BB A2 A2 | GABG EF G2 |
w:~"Now where's that jol-ly jum-buck you've got in your tuck-er-bag?"
w:~3 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 3 1 2 3
w:~
D2 GB d2 cB | A2 AA G2 z2 |
w:~You'll come a waltz-ing ma-til-da with me!
w:~0 3 5 7 6 5 4 4 4 3
w:~
w:~Chorus~3:
d2 dd d2 B2 | g2 gg f2 e2 |
w:~Waltz-ing ma-til-da, Waltz-ing ma-til-da,
w:~7 7 7 7 5 10 10 10 9 8
w:~
d2 dd e2 dd | d2 cB A2
w:~You'll come a waltz-ing ma-til-da with me!
w:~7 7 7 8 7 7 7 6 5 4
w:~
GA | B2 BB A2 A2 | GABG EF G2 |
w:~"Now where's that jol-ly jum-buck you've got in your tuck-er-bag?"
w:~3 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 3 1 2 3
w:~
D2 GB d2 cB | A2 AA G2 z2 |
w:~You'll come a waltz-ing ma-til-da with me!
w:~0 3 5 7 6 5 4 4 4 3
w:~
w:Verse~4:
BBBB A2 A2 | GABG EF G2 |
w:~But the swag-man upped and jumped in-to the bil-la-bong,
w:~5 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 3 1 2 3
w:~
D2 GB d2 d2 | d2 dd d2
w:~"You'll nev-er take me a-live!", cried he.
w:~0 3 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
w:~
GA | B2 BB A2 A2 | GABG EF G2 |
w:~And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that bil-la-bong,
w:~3 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 3 1 2 3
w:~
D2 GB d2 cB | A2 AA G2 z2 |
w:~"Who'll come a waltz-ing ma-til-da with me?"
w:~0 3 5 7 6 5 4 4 4 3
w:~
w:~Chorus~4:
d2 dd d2 B2 | g2 gg f2 e2 |
w:~Waltz-ing ma-til-da, Waltz-ing ma-til-da,
w:~7 7 7 7 5 10 10 10 9 8
w:~
d2 dd e2 dd | d2 cB A2
w:~Who'll come a waltz-ing ma-til-da with me?
w:~7 7 7 8 7 7 7 6 5 4
w:~
GA | B2 BB A2 A2 | GABG EF G2 |
w:~And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that bil-la-bong,
w:~3 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 3 1 2 3
w:~
D2 GB d2 cB | A2 AA G2 z2 |
w:~"Who'll come a waltz-ing ma-til-da with me?"
w:~0 3 5 7 6 5 4 4 4 3

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Here's a link to download a .pdf version of this song suitable for 1-5-8 tuned diatonic instruments

like most stick dulcimers: Waltzing%20Matilda.pdf

Enjoy.

The following song is in ABC music format and it should be cut and pasted into an ABC converter program like the "abcConverter" on Mandolintab.net. Once you submit your ABC file, the converter will produce a quick and dirty image of your musical score which is then displayed on screen. Above the music, in the center of the screen, you should be able to see these three links:

The first link will allow you to hear your music as played on a midi player, which is great for learning what a new song is supposed to (kind of) sound like. It's great if you are not sure of the timing of the music. The second link converts the ABC source into a .pdf image of your music which you can then save and/or print to yield prettier sheet music. Then, if you want to view the ABC source again, you can click on the third link. However, to edit your ABC source, you best click on your browser's back arrow to take you back to the original text box holding your ABC source.

Well, I like this song, and I hope you do as well. Enjoy:

X:1
T:Shady Grove
O:Traditional (American)
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:GMaj
EE EE/2E/2| FE D2| EE/2E/2 GA | B6/2
w:Cheeks as red as the bloo-min' rose, Eyes of the deep-est brown.
w:1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 4 5
w:
B | d3/2d/2 BB | AF/2-E/2 D2 | EF/2F/2 AF | E4 |]
w:You are the dar-ling of my_ heart. Stay till the sun goes down.
w:5 7 7 5 5 4 2-1 0 1 2 2 4 2 1
w:
w:Verse~2:
EE EE/2E/2| FE D2 | EE/2E/2 GA | B6/2
w:I wish I had a glass of wine, with bread and meat for two.
w:1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 4 5
w:
B | d3/2d/2 BB | AF/2E/2 D2 | EF/2F/2 AF | E4 |]
w:I'd set it down on a gold-en plate, I'd give it all to you.
w:5 7 7 5 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 2 1
w:
w:Chorus:
EE E2 | FE/2E/2 D2 | EE GA | B6/2 |
w:Sha-dy Grove, my lit-tle love, Sha-dy Grove, I say.
w:1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 3 4 5
w:
B | dd B2 | AF/2E/2 D2 | EF/2F/2 AF | E4 |]
w:Oh, Sha-dy Grove, my lit-tle love, I'm bound to go a-way.
w:5 7 7 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 2 1
w:
w:Verse~3:
EE EE/2E/2| FE D2 | EE/2E/2 GA | B6/2
w:Wish I was with my Sha-dy Grove, A sing-in' to the breeze,
w:1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 4 5
w:
B | dd BB | AF/2E/2 D2 | EF/2F/2 AF | E4 |]
w:With her hair up-on me soft and brown, And sun-light through the trees.
w:5 7 7 5 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 2 1
w:
w:Verse~4:
EE EE/2E/2| FE D2| EE/2E/2 GA | B6/2
w:A kiss from lit-tle Sha-dy Grove Is sweet as bran-dy wine.
w:1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 4 5
w:
B | d3/2d/2 B | AF/2E/2 D2 | EF/2F/2 AF | E4 |]
w:And there's no gal in this whole world That's pret-ti-er than mine.
w:5 7 7 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 2 1
w:
w:(Chorus)
w:
w:Verse~5:
EE EE/2E/2 | FE D2| EE/2E/2 GA | B6/2
w:If I had a nee-dle and thread, As fine as I could sew,
w:1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 4 5
B | d3/2d/2 BB | AF/2E/2 D2 | EF/2F/2 AF | E4 |]
w:I'd sew my pret-ty gal to my side, And down the road we'd go.
w:5 7 7 5 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 2 1
w:
w:Verse~6:
EE EE/2E/2 | FE D2| EE/2E/2 GA | B6/2
w:Wish I had me a big old horse, And grain to feed him on.
w:1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 4 5
w:
B | d3/2d/2 BB | AF/2-E/2 D2 | EF/2F/2 AF | E4 |]
w:And lit-tle Sha-dy Grove at_ home, To feed him while I'm gone.
w:5 7 7 5 5 4 2-1 0 1 2 2 4 2 1
w:
w:(Chorus)
w:

The following song is in ABC music format and it should be cut and pasted into an ABC converter program like the "abcConverter" on Mandolintab.net. Once you submit your ABC file, the converter will produce a quick and dirty image of your musical score which is then displayed on screen. Above the music, in the center of the screen, you should be able to see these three links:

The first link will allow you to hear your music as played on a midi player, which is great for learning what a new song is supposed to (kind of) sound like. It's great if you are not sure of the timing of the music. The second link converts the ABC source into a .pdf image of your music which you can then save and/or print to yield prettier sheet music. Then, if you want to view the ABC source again, you can click on the third link. However, to edit your ABC source, you best click on your browser's back arrow to take you back to the original text box holding your ABC source.

Well, I like this song, and I hope you do as well. Enjoy:

============================================================================

X:1
T:Old Joe Clark
O:Traditional (America)
M:4/4
L:1/4
K:G
A B c B | A G F2 | A B c B | A2
w:Old Joe Clark, the prea-cher's son, Preached all o'er the plain.
w:4 5 6 5 4 3 2 4 5 6 5 4
w:~
A B | c B A G | F F D F | E E D2 |
w:The on-ly text he did knew, Was High, Low, Jack and Game.
w:4 5 6 5 4 3 2 2 0 2 1 1 0
w:~
w:Chorus:
D D F2 | A G F2 | D D F F | E2
w:Fare thee well, Old Joe Clark. Fare thee well, I say.
w:0 0 2 4 3 2 0 0 2 2 1
w:~
D D | F2 A G | F2 D F | E E D2 |
w:Fare thee well, Old Joe Clark. Good-bye Bet-sy Brown.
w:0 0 2 4 3 2 0 2 1 1 0
w:~
w:Verse~2:
A B c B | A G F2 | A B c B | A2
w:Old Joe Clark, he had a house, Eigh-teen stor-ies high.
w:4 5 6 5 4 3 2 4 5 6 5 4
w:~
A B | c B A G | F F D F | E E D2 |
w:Ev-'ry stor-y in that house Was filled with chick-en pie.
w:4 5 6 5 4 3 2 2 0 2 1 1 0
w:~
w:(Chorus)
w:~
w:Verse~3:
A B c B | A G F2 | A B c B | A2
w:Old Joe Clark he had a dog, Blind as he could be.
w:4 5 6 5 4 3 2 4 5 6 5 4
w:~
A B | c B A G | F F D F | E E D2 |
w:Chased a red bug 'round a stump, And a 'coon up a tree.
w:4 5 6 5 4 3 2 2 0 2 1 1 0
w:~
w:(Chorus)
w:~
w:Verse~4:
A B c B | A G F2 | A B c B | A2
w:Old Joe Clark came to my house, Scared my lit-tle pup,
w:4 5 6 5 4 3 2 4 5 6 5 4
w:~
A B | c B A G | F F D F | E E D2 |
w:Broke up all my chairs and stuff, And drunk my li-quor up.
w:4 5 6 5 4 3 2 2 0 2 1 1 0
w:~
w:(Chorus)
w:~
w:Verse~5:
A B c B | A G F2 | A B c B | A2
w:I went down to Old Joe Clark's, Old Joe was-n't home.
w:4 5 6 5 4 3 2 4 5 6 5 4
w:~
A B | c B A G | F F D F | E E D2 |
w:I ate all Joe's meat and bread, And gave his dog the bone.
w:4 5 6 5 4 3 2 2 0 2 1 1 0
w:~
w:(Chorus)
w:~
w:Verse~6:
A B c B | A G F2 | A B c B | A2
w:Old Joe Clark did kill a man. Killed him with a knife.
w:4 5 6 5 4 3 2 4 5 6 5 4
w:~
A B | c B A G | F F D F | E E D2 |
w:I'm so glad he killed that man, Now I can get his wife.
w:4 5 6 5 4 3 2 2 0 2 1 1 0
w:~
w:(Chorus)
w:~
w:Verse~7:
A B c B | A G F2 | A B c B | A2
w:Old Joe Clark is dead and gone. Hope he's gone to Hell.
w:4 5 6 5 4 3 2 4 5 6 5 4
w:~
A B | c B A G | F F D F | E E D2 |
w:Made me wear this ball and chain, And made my an-kles swell.
w:4 5 6 5 4 3 2 2 0 2 1 1 0
w:~
w:(Chorus)
w:~
w:Verse~8:
A B c B | A G F2 | A B c B | A2
w:I wish I had a nick-el, Wish I had a dime.
w:4 5 6 5 4 3 2 4 5 6 5 4
w:~
A B | c B A G | F F D F | E E D2 |
w:Wish I had a pret-ty girl To kiss and call her mine.
w:4 5 6 5 4 3 2 2 0 2 1 1 0
w:~
w:(Chorus)
w:~
w:Verse~9:
A B c B | A G F2 | A B c B | A2
w:Asked a girl to mar-ry me, This is what she said:
w:4 5 6 5 4 3 2 4 5 6 5 4
w:~
A B | c B A G | F F D F | E E D2 |
w:"Lots of time to mar-ry you, When all the rest are dead!"
w:4 5 6 5 4 3 2 2 0 2 1 1 0
w:~
w:(Chorus)
w:(Chorus)
w:~

============================================================================

Here is a link to download a .pdf version of this song suitable for 1-5-8 tuned diatonic instrument

like most stick dulcimers: Old%20Joe%20Clark.pdf

Enjoy.

The following song is in ABC music format and it should be cut and pasted into an ABC converter program like the "abcConverter" on Mandolintab.net. Once you submit your ABC file, the converter will produce a quick and dirty image of your musical score which is then displayed on screen. Above the music, in the center of the screen, you should be able to see these three links:

The first link will allow you to hear your music as played on a midi player, which is great for learning what a new song is supposed to (kind of) sound like. It's great if you are not sure of the timing of the music. The second link converts the ABC source into a .pdf image of your music which you can then save and/or print to yield prettier sheet music. Then, if you want to view the ABC source again, you can click on the third link. However, to edit your ABC source, you best click on your browser's back arrow to take you back to the original text box holding your ABC source.

Well, I like this song, and I hope you do as well. Enjoy:

==============================================================================

X:1
T:Polly Wolly Doodle
O:Traditional (American)
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gmaj
GA | B2 B2 G2 GA | B2 B2 G2 GA | BBBB cc BB | A4 z
w:Well I went down South for to see my Sal, Sing-ing "Pol-ly Wol-ly Doo-dle" all the day.
w:3 4 5 5 3 3 4 5 5 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 4
w:~
F-G | A2 A2 F2 F2| A2 A2 F2 GA | dddd cc AA | G4 z
w:My_ Sal, she is a spun-ky gal. Sing-ing "Pol-ly Wol-ly Doo-dle" all the day.
w:2-3 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 3 4 7 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 3
w:~
w:~Chorus:
GA | B6 GA | B6 GA | B2 B2 c2 B2 | A6
w:Fare the well, fare the well, fare the well my Fair-y Fay
w:3 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 5 5 6 5 4
w:~
FG | AAAA | FF FG | AAAA | FF
w:For I'm go'n to Lou-si-an-na for to see my Su-si-an-na.
w:2 3 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 2 2
w:~
GA | dddd cc AA | G4 z |]
w:Sing-ing "Pol-ly Wol-ly Doo-dle" all the day.
w:3 4 7 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 3
w:~
w:Verse~2:
G-A | B2 B2 G2 GG | B2 B2 G2 GA | BBBB cc BB | A4 z
w:Oh,_ my Sal, she is a maid-en fair. Sing-ing "Pol-ly Wol-ly Doo-dle" all the day.
w:3 4 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 4
w:~
F-G | A2 A2 F2 F2| A2 A2 F2 GA | dddd cc AA | G4 z
w:With_ cur-ly eyes and laugh-ing hair. Sing-ing "Pol-ly Wol-ly Doo-dle" all the day.
w:2-3 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 3 4 7 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 3
w:~
w:(Chorus)
w:
w:Verse~3:
GA | B2 BB GG GG | B2 B2 G2 GA | BBBB cc BB | A4 z
w:Oh, a grass-hop-per sit-tin' on a rail-road track. Sing-ing "Pol-ly Wol-ly Doo-dle" all the day.
w:3 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 4
w:~
FG | A2 A2 F2 F2| A2 A2 F2 GA | dddd cc AA | G4 z
w:Pic-kin' his teeth with a car-pet tack. Sing-ing "Pol-ly Wol-ly Doo-dle" all the day.
w:2 3 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 3 4 7 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 3
w:~
w:(Chorus)
w:
w:Verse~4:
G-A | B2 B2 G2 G2 | B2 B2 G2 GA | BBBB cc BB | A4 z
w:Be-_hind the barn, down on my knees, Sing-ing "Pol-ly Wol-ly Doo-dle" all the day.
w:3-4 5 5 3 3 5 5 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 4
w:~
F-G | A2 A2 F2 F2| A2 A2 F2 GA | dddd cc AA | G4 z
w:I_ thought I heard a chic-ken sneeze, Sing-ing "Pol-ly Wol-ly Doo-dle" all the day.
w:2-3 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 3 4 7 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 3
w:~
w:(Chorus)
w:
w:Verse~5:
GA | B2 B2 G2 GG | B2 B2 G2 GA | BBBB cc BB | A4 z
w:Oh, he sneezed so hard with the whoop-ing cough, Sing-ing "Pol-ly Wol-ly Doo-dle" all the day.
w:3 4 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 4
w:~
F-G | A2 A2 F2 F2| A2 A2 F2 GA | dddd cc AA | G4 z
w:He_ sneezed his head and tail right off, Sing-ing "Pol-ly Wol-ly Doo-dle" all the day.
w:2-3 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 3 4 7 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 3
w:~
w:(Chorus)
w:
w:Verse~6:
GA | B2 B2 G2 GG | BB BB G2 GA | BBBB cc BB | A4 z
w:Oh, I went to bed but it was-n't a-ny use, Sing-ing "Pol-ly Wol-ly Doo-dle" all the day.
w:3 4 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 4
w:~
F-G | A2 A2 F2 FG | A2 A2 F2 GA | dddd cc AA | G4 z
w:My_ feet stuck out like a chic-ken roost, Sing-ing "Pol-ly Wol-ly Doo-dle" all the day.
w:2-3 4 4 2 2 3 4 4 2 3 4 7 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 3
w:~
w:(Chorus)
w:(Chorus)

==============================================================================

Here's a link to download a .pdf version of this song suitable for 1-5-8 tuned diatonic instruments

like most stick dulcimers: Polly%20Wolly%20Doodle.pdf

Enjoy.

The following song is in ABC music format and it should be cut and pasted into an ABC converter program like the "abcConverter" on Mandolintab.net. Once you submit your ABC file, the converter will produce a quick and dirty image of your musical score which is then displayed on screen. Above the music, in the center of the screen, you should be able to see these three links:

The first link will allow you to hear your music as played on a midi player, which is great for learning what a new song is supposed to (kind of) sound like. It's great if you are not sure of the timing of the music. The second link converts the ABC source into a .pdf image of your music which you can then save and/or print to yield prettier sheet music. Then, if you want to view the ABC source again, you can click on the third link. However, to edit your ABC source, you best click on your browser's back arrow to take you back to the original text box holding your ABC source.

Well, I like this song, and I hope you do as well. Enjoy:

==========================================================

X:1
T:Congo River
C:Old Sea Shanty
L:1/4
M:4/4
K:Gmaj
d | B B B/2G/2 G/2G/2 | A G E G | A2 B2 c3
w:Oh, was you e-ver on the Con-go Ri-ver? (Blow, boys, blow!)
w:7 5 5 5 3 3 3 4 3 1 3 4 5 6
w:~
e | d B c A | G D G A | B d A/2A/2 B | G3
w:Black Fe-ver makes the white man shi-ver. (Blow, me bul-ly boys, blow.)
w:8 7 5 6 4 3 0 3 4 5 7 4 4 5 3
w:~
w:Verse~2:
d | B B B G | A G E G | A2 B2 c3
w:A Yan-kee ship came down the ri-ver. (Blow, boys, blow!)
w:7 5 5 5 3 4 3 1 3 4 5 6
w:~
e | d B c A | G D G A | B d A/2A/2 B | G3
w:Her masts and yards they shone like sil-ver. (Blow, me bul-ly boys, blow!)
w:8 7 5 6 4 3 0 3 4 5 7 4 4 5 3
w:~
w:Chorus:
d | B B B G | A G E G | A2 B2 c3
w:And blow me boys, and blow for-e-ver. Blow, boys, blow.
w:7 5 5 5 3 4 3 1 3 4 5 6
w:~
e | d B c A | G D G A | B d A/2A/2 B | G3
w:And blow me down that Con-go Ri-ver. Blow, me bul-ly boys, blow
w:8 7 5 6 4 3 0 3 4 5 7 4 4 5 3
w:~
w:Verse~3:
d | B B B G | A G E G | A2 B2 c3
w:What do you think she had for car-go? (Blow, boys, blow!)
w:7 5 5 5 3 4 3 1 3 4 5 6
w:~
e | d B c A | G/2G/2 D G A | B d A/2A/2 B | G3
w:Why black sheep that had run the em-bar-go. (Blow, me bul-ly boys, blow!)
w:8 7 5 6 4 3 3 0 3 4 5 7 4 4 5 3
w:~
w:Verse~4:
d | B B B G | A G E G | A2 B2 c3
w:What do you think they had for din-ner? (Blow, boys, blow!)
w:7 5 5 5 3 4 3 1 3 4 5 6
w:~
e | d B c A | G/2G/2 D G A/2A/2 | B d A/2A/2 B | G3
w:Why a mon-key's heart and a don-key's li-ver. (Blow, me bul-ly boys, blow!)
w:8 7 5 6 4 3 3 0 3 4 4 5 7 4 4 5 3
w:~
w:(Chorus)
w:~
w:Verse~5:
d | B B B G | A G E G | A2 B2 c3
w:Now yon-der comes the Ar-row pac-ket. (Blow, boys, blow!)
w:7 5 5 5 3 4 3 1 3 4 5 6
w:~
e | d B c A/2A/2 | G D G A | B d A/2A/2 B | G3
w:She fires her guns can't you hear the rac-ket. (Blow, me bul-ly boys, blow!)
w:8 7 5 6 4 4 3 0 3 4 5 7 4 4 5 3
w:~
w:(Chorus)
w:~
w:Verse~6:
d | B B B G | A G E G | A2 B2 c3
w:Who do you think was skip-per of her? (Blow, boys, blow!)
w:7 5 5 5 3 4 3 1 3 4 5 6
w:~
e | d B c A/2A/2 | G D G A | B d A/2A/2 B | G3
w:Why Bul-ly Hayes, he's a sail-or rob-ber. (Blow, me bul-ly boys, blow!)
w:8 7 5 6 4 4 3 0 3 4 5 7 4 4 5 3
w:~
w:(Chorus)
w:(Chorus)
w:~

==========================================================

Here's a link to download a .pdf version of this song suitable for 1-5-8 tuned

diatonic instruments like most stick dulcimers: Congo%20River.pdf

Enjoy.

Hi All.

I like to "play" ( pick the melodies of ) folk music. This is just a start. I plan to add additional songs to this post so I can have a copy of my song tabs that I can share with you all. My cigar box guitars tend to be diatonically fretted as are stick dulcimers (strum sticks) and mountain dulcimers. You can also find a lot of easy-to-play music by searching "strum stick" and "mountain dulcimer" web sites. My favorites I'll put here using a "play by numbers" format (listing the lyrics of the first verse and placing the fret number to stop above each word or syllable). If you are familiar with the tune, it should be real easy to learn to play.

Note: When searching the Internet for mountain dulcimer tabs, you need to swap around the tab lines for the bass string and the melody string; as the melody string is usually the bottom tab line on mountain dulcimers (but is the top line for strum sticks, guitars and many other instruments.). This just reflects how the mountain dulcimer is strung up, with its bass and melody strings reversed from how we normally expect them. With my simplified "play by numbers" method, you won't have to worry about this.

My instruments are usually tuned to one of the 1-5-8 tunings (usually D-A'-D' or G-D'-G') or the 1-5-5 tuning called D-A'-A'. My instruments also include the "six-and-a-half fret" (commonly abbreviated "6.5", "6+" or "6*"). This "optional" fret comes from the mountain dulcimer world, too. It functions to provide all the notes in the D-Major (or G-Major) scale. From the perspective of the major scales, it seems to me that fret 6 is the odd-ball fret, and that fret 6.5 should be standard. However, I don't like renaming it "fret 7" and incrementing all the subsequent fret numbers like McNally does on his Strumsticks as it just confuses everyone all that much more. Now this is an issue each time you find new tabs on the Internet. Fortunately, you can usually hear the problem if you are familiar with the tune. The song will usually sound "off" when they say to stop "fret 7" but really mean to stop "fret 6+".

Well, here's what I got so far. You can search the Internet for the full set of lyrics (and there usually are various versions of each song). This should get you started. Enjoy...


Well, it seems the blog post editor strips out multiple spaces in a row. Darn thing.

NOTE: The Ning software filters out spaces, so the
play-by-numbers list of numbers won't be positioned over the word or
syllable correctly. The best way to fix this is to copy the
play-by-numbers fret numbers and lyrics over to Notepad (or other text
editor) and re-enter spaces, moving the numbers over until each word or
syllable has one fret number over it. Then save this for a local copy of
the song. A bit of work, but if you like the song, it's an easy way to
get it.

==============
All For Me Grog
==============

  0   0   5   4    3
 It's all for me grog,

  2    1    2     3    1    0
 Me nog-g'n, nog-g'n grog.

  7     7    7     7     6   5    5    4
 All gone for beer and te- bac- co,

   5    6   7-8    7   5   3
 For I've spent all me tin

    3    2    1     4     3    1    0
 With the las- ses drin- k'n gin,

    3   4     5     7     6      5   5    4   3   2     4    3
 And ac-cross the wes- tern o- cean I must tra- vel.

Note: In line 4, the two notes specified by "7-8" are played for the word
"spent", almost like it were sung with 2 syllables.

===========
Barbara Allen
===========

=====================
Boil Them Cabbage Down
=====================

Chorus:

Additional Verses:

Pos-sum in a 'sim-mon tree, Ra-coon on the ground.
Ra-coon says, you son-of-a-gun, throw some 'sim-mons down.

CHORUS

Some-one stole my old coon dog. Wish they'd bring him back.
He chased the big hogs thru the fence, and the little ones thru the crack.

CHORUS

Met a pos-sum in the road, blind as he cold be.
Jumped the fence and whipped my dog and brist-led up at me.

CHORUS

Butter-fly, he has wings of gold. Fire-fly, wings of flame.
Bed-bug, he got no wings at all, but he gets there just the same.

(Many more verses)

=====================
Bonnie George Campbell
=====================

Additional Verses:

Note: This song was probably meant to be played with your drone strings.
So feel free to experiment with strumming strings 2 & 3 while playing the
melody. Imagine it as a sad song (lament) played to bagpipes.

=============

  Mattie Groves

=============

2/1   1  1   1    1 2  1   0
A    ho-li-day,  a ho-li-day,
1    1    1    1    3   4    5
And the first one of the year.
  5      7    7     5     5     4  2   1      0
Lord Dan-iel's wife came in-to the church
 0     1     3    0  2   1
The gos-pels for to hear.

2/1   1     1      1    1   2   1     0
And when the meet-ing it was done
 1      1    1   1  3  4  5
She cast her eyes a-bout
  5      7    7     5    5   4   2   1      0
And there she saw lit-tle Mat-tie Groves,
   0     1  3   0   2  1
Walk-ing in the park.

Come home with me little Mat-tie Groves,
Come home with me to-night
Come home with me lit-tle Mat-tie Groves
and sleep with me to-night.


More verses can be found here: Yet Another Digital Tradition Page

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Oats & Beans & Barley Grow
=======================

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Old Joe Clark
===========

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Polly Wolly Doodle
===============

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Quare Bungle Rye
================

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Sailor Went to Sea, A
==================

Note: On line two, you have a sharp ("4#") which should be played
by "bending" string 1, which is to say you push the string to one side
(or the other) as you press string against the fret. This will make the
note sound a bit sharper. With some practice, you should be able
to get something close to the "4#" note.

===============
Waltzing Mathilda
===============

Chorus:

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Wild Colonial Boy . . . . . . . . . . . . (C-G-C Tuning)
===============

Note: This song uses two notes from the second (middle) string ("2/2" and "2/0").
The notation used to name these notes includes the string number followed by
as slash (/) and the fret number. So, If your instrument is tuned D-A'-D', then "2/0"
would correspond to the " A' " note and "2/2" would correspond to " C' " note.
This is a commonly used notation scheme.

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The Wild Rover
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