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About Back Up and Push

Back Up and Push is a four-part old-time fiddle reel in C major — one for the more experienced, running from C to b and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

Type
Reel, four parts, each usually played twice
Key
C major · 4/4
Range
C to b · first position
Notes used
C D E F G A B♭ B
Level
One for the more experienced

Back Up and Push — sheet music

C major · 4/4

The notes

Letter names, bar by bar · capitals up to C in the third space, lower case from the D on the 4th line

e d C | d A A e d C | C C C G A B♭ | B g g a g e e e d C | d A A e d C | C G G G A B♭ | B g g e d C C e d C | C C C d e | f g f d C | A f e f e d C | G C e | e d B G | F G B d C B | B♭ C d e | f g f d C | A f e f e d C | G C e | e d B G | e d B G C C C D E | F F C F F d F F C F F d F F C F | E E C E E d E E C E E d E E C E | B B g B B a B B g B B a B B g B C C g C C a C C b C C a C C g C | E E E

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Back Up and Push — tab

Tenor banjo · mandolin · fiddle · guitar · ukulele — tap one to open it

Back Up and Push — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

E|-0-----|-------0-----|-------------|---3-3-5-3-|
A|---5-3-|-5-0-0---5-3-|-3-3-3---0-1-|-2---------|
D|-------|-------------|-------5-----|-----------|
G|-------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
E|-0-0-0-----|-------0-----|-------------|---3-3-0---|
A|-------5-3-|-5-0-0---5-3-|-3-------0-1-|-2-------5-|
D|-----------|-------------|---5-5-5-----|-----------|
G|-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
E|-----0-----|---------0-|-1-3-1-----|---1-|
A|-3-3---5-3-|-3-3-3-5---|-------5-3-|-0---|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----|
E|-0-1-0-----|-----0-|-0-------|---------|
A|-------5-3-|---3---|---5-2---|-----2-5-|
D|-----------|-5-----|-------5-|-3-5-----|
G|-----------|-------|---------|---------|
E|-----|-------0-|-1-3-1-----|---1-|
A|-3-2-|-1-3-5---|-------5-3-|-0---|
D|-----|---------|-----------|-----|
G|-----|---------|-----------|-----|
E|-0-1-0-----|-----0-|-0-------|-0-------|
A|-------5-3-|---3---|---5-2---|---5-2---|
D|-----------|-5-----|-------5-|-------5-|
G|-----------|-------|---------|---------|
E|-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----3-----5-----3-----5-----3---|
A|-3-3-------|-----3-----5-----3-----5-----3---|-----3-----5-----3-----5-----3---|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
D|-------0-2-|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|---------------------------------|
G|-----5-----|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----3-----5-----7-----5-----3---|-------|
A|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|-------|
D|---------------------------------|-2-2-2-|
G|---------------------------------|-------|

Numbers are frets. Tenor banjo sounds an octave below the written notes.

Back Up and Push — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

E|-0-----|-------0-----|-------------|---3-3-5-3-|
A|---5-3-|-5-0-0---5-3-|-3-3-3---0-1-|-2---------|
D|-------|-------------|-------5-----|-----------|
G|-------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
E|-0-0-0-----|-------0-----|-------------|---3-3-0---|
A|-------5-3-|-5-0-0---5-3-|-3-------0-1-|-2-------5-|
D|-----------|-------------|---5-5-5-----|-----------|
G|-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
E|-----0-----|---------0-|-1-3-1-----|---1-|
A|-3-3---5-3-|-3-3-3-5---|-------5-3-|-0---|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----|
E|-0-1-0-----|-----0-|-0-------|---------|
A|-------5-3-|---3---|---5-2---|-----2-5-|
D|-----------|-5-----|-------5-|-3-5-----|
G|-----------|-------|---------|---------|
E|-----|-------0-|-1-3-1-----|---1-|
A|-3-2-|-1-3-5---|-------5-3-|-0---|
D|-----|---------|-----------|-----|
G|-----|---------|-----------|-----|
E|-0-1-0-----|-----0-|-0-------|-0-------|
A|-------5-3-|---3---|---5-2---|---5-2---|
D|-----------|-5-----|-------5-|-------5-|
G|-----------|-------|---------|---------|
E|-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----3-----5-----3-----5-----3---|
A|-3-3-------|-----3-----5-----3-----5-----3---|-----3-----5-----3-----5-----3---|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
D|-------0-2-|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|---------------------------------|
G|-----5-----|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----3-----5-----7-----5-----3---|-------|
A|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|-------|
D|---------------------------------|-2-2-2-|
G|---------------------------------|-------|

Numbers are frets. Same strings as the fiddle, so the same notes fall in the same places.

Back Up and Push — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

E|-0------|-------0------|-----------------|---L2-L2-3-L2-|
A|---3-L2-|-3-0-0---3-L2-|-L2-L2-L2---0-L1-|-1------------|
D|--------|--------------|----------3------|--------------|
G|--------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|
E|-0-0-0------|-------0------|---------------|---L2-L2-0---|
A|-------3-L2-|-3-0-0---3-L2-|-L2-------0-L1-|-1---------3-|
D|------------|--------------|----3-3-3------|-------------|
G|------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
E|-------0------|------------0-|-L1-L2-L1------|---L1-|
A|-L2-L2---3-L2-|-L2-L2-L2-3---|----------3-L2-|-0----|
D|--------------|--------------|---------------|------|
G|--------------|--------------|---------------|------|
E|-0-L1-0------|------0-|-0-------|----------|
A|--------3-L2-|---L2---|---3-1---|------1-3-|
D|-------------|-3------|-------3-|-L2-3-----|
G|-------------|--------|---------|----------|
E|------|---------0-|-L1-L2-L1------|---L1-|
A|-L2-1-|-L1-L2-3---|----------3-L2-|-0----|
D|------|-----------|---------------|------|
G|------|-----------|---------------|------|
E|-0-L1-0------|------0-|-0-------|-0-------|
A|--------3-L2-|---L2---|---3-1---|---3-1---|
D|-------------|-3------|-------3-|-------3-|
G|-------------|--------|---------|---------|
E|-------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-----L2-----3-----L2-----3-----L2---|
A|-L2-L2-------|-------L2-------3-------L2-------3-------L2----|-----L2-----3-----L2-----3-----L2---|-1-1----1-1---1-1----1-1---1-1----1-|
D|---------0-1-|-L2-L2----L2-L2---L2-L2----L2-L2---L2-L2----L2-|-1-1----1-1---1-1----1-1---1-1----1-|------------------------------------|
G|-------3-----|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------L2-------3-------4-------3-------L2----|-------|
A|-L2-L2----L2-L2---L2-L2---L2-L2---L2-L2----L2-|-------|
D|----------------------------------------------|-1-1-1-|
G|----------------------------------------------|-------|

0 = open string · 1–4 = finger · L = low (half step back), H = high.

Back Up and Push — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

e|-0-----|-------0-----|-------------|---3-3-5-3-|
B|---3-1-|-3-------3-1-|-1-1-1-------|-0---------|
G|-------|---2-2-------|-------0-2-3-|-----------|
D|-------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
A|-------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
E|-------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
e|-0-0-0-----|-------0-----|-------------|---3-3-0---|
B|-------3-1-|-3-------3-1-|-1-----------|-0-------3-|
G|-----------|---2-2-------|---0-0-0-2-3-|-----------|
D|-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
A|-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
E|-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
e|-----0-----|---------0-|-1-3-1-----|---1-|
B|-1-1---3-1-|-1-1-1-3---|-------3-1-|-----|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-2---|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----|
e|-0-1-0-----|-----0-|-0-------|---------|
B|-------3-1-|---1---|---3-0---|-----0-3-|
G|-----------|-0-----|-------0-|---0-----|
D|-----------|-------|---------|-3-------|
A|-----------|-------|---------|---------|
E|-----------|-------|---------|---------|
e|-----|-------0-|-1-3-1-----|---1-|
B|-1-0-|---1-3---|-------3-1-|-----|
G|-----|-3-------|-----------|-2---|
D|-----|---------|-----------|-----|
A|-----|---------|-----------|-----|
E|-----|---------|-----------|-----|
e|-0-1-0-----|-----0-|-0-------|-0-------|
B|-------3-1-|---1---|---3-0---|---3-0---|
G|-----------|-0-----|-------0-|-------0-|
D|-----------|-------|---------|---------|
A|-----------|-------|---------|---------|
E|-----------|-------|---------|---------|
e|-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----3-----5-----3-----5-----3---|
B|-1-1-------|-----1-----3-----1-----3-----1---|-----1-----3-----1-----3-----1---|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
G|-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------0-2-|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|---------------------------------|
A|-----3-----|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|-----3-----5-----7-----5-----3---|-------|
B|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-|-------|
G|---------------------------------|-------|
D|---------------------------------|-2-2-2-|
A|---------------------------------|-------|
E|---------------------------------|-------|

Numbers are frets; the bottom line is the low E string.

Back Up and Push — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

A|-7-5-3-|-5-0-0-7-5-3-|-3-3-3---0-1-|-2-10-10-12-10-|
E|-------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
C|-------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
G|-------|-------------|-------0-----|---------------|
A|-7-7-7-5-3-|-5-0-0-7-5-3-|-3-------0-1-|-2-10-10-7-5-|
E|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
C|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-----------|-------------|---0-0-0-----|-------------|
A|-3-3-7-5-3-|-3-3-3-5-7-|-8-10-8-5-3-|-0-8-|
E|-----------|-----------|------------|-----|
C|-----------|-----------|------------|-----|
G|-----------|-----------|------------|-----|
A|-7-8-7-5-3-|---3-7-|-7-5-2---|-----2-5-|
E|-----------|-------|---------|-1-------|
C|-----------|-------|---------|---------|
G|-----------|-0-----|-------0-|---0-----|
A|-3-2-|-1-3-5-7-|-8-10-8-5-3-|-0-8-|
E|-----|---------|------------|-----|
C|-----|---------|------------|-----|
G|-----|---------|------------|-----|
A|-7-8-7-5-3-|---3-7-|-7-5-2---|-7-5-2---|
E|-----------|-------|---------|---------|
C|-----------|-------|---------|---------|
G|-----------|-0-----|-------0-|-------0-|
A|-3-3-------|-----3-----5-----3-----5-----3---|-----3-----5-----3-----5-----3---|-2-2-10-2-2-12-2-2-10-2-2-12-2-2-10-2-|
E|---------0-|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|--------------------------------------|
C|-----0-2---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-10-3-3-12-3-3-14-3-3-12-3-3-10-3-|-------|
E|--------------------------------------|-0-0-0-|
C|--------------------------------------|-------|
G|--------------------------------------|-------|

Numbers are frets; the top line is the A string, the bottom line the high G.

Back Up and Push chords

C major · 4 chords: F, C, G, C7

pickup
F
C
G
C
F
C
G
C
C
F
F
C
C
G
G
C
C7
F
F
C
C
G
G
C
F
C
G
C
C

One box per bar, in the same order as the sheet music. A faded chord carries on from the bar before.

Guitar chords for Back Up and Push

Strings E A D G B E, low to high · o = open string, × = don't play it

FC×GC7×

Ukulele chords for Back Up and Push

Strings G C E A, low to high · o = open string, × = don't play it

FCGC7

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for Back Up and Push

Strings G D A E, low to high · o = open string, × = don't play it

FCGC7

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This traditional setting comes from Jim’s Roots & Blues. The tune itself is traditional. Tabs and letter names worked out by The Music Arcade.

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