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Big Sciota — Sheet Music, Tab & Chord Directory

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About Big Sciota

Big Sciota is a two-part old-time fiddle reel in G major — intermediate, running from D to b and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

Type
Reel, two parts, each usually played twice
Key
G major · 4/4
Range
D to b · first position
Notes used
C D E F F♯ G A B
Level
Intermediate

Big Sciota — sheet music

G 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

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

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Big Sciota — tab

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

Big Sciota — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

E|-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----|-------2-0---0-3-|-2-0---2-0-------|-------2-0---0-3-|
D|-0-4-|-5-4-5-----5-----|-----5-----5-2-4-|-5-4-5-----5-----|
G|-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---------------|---------------1-|-0-----------0-3-|-2-0-------------|
A|-0-2-2-3-2-----|-------0-2-3-5---|---5-3-2-3-5-----|-----5-2-3-2-0-3-|
D|-----------0-4-|-5-4-5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------|-------|-0-2-|-3-2-3-5-7-5-3-0-|
A|-2---------|-2-----|-----|-----------------|
D|---5-5-0-4-|---5-5-|-----|-----------------|
G|-----------|-------|-----|-----------------|
E|-2-5-5-7-5-5-|-2-5-5-7-5-3-2-0-|---0-0-2-0-0-2-|-3-2-0---0-------|
A|-------------|-----------------|-5-------------|-------5---5-2-0-|
D|-------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
G|-------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
E|---0-0-0-0-2-3-0-|-----------------|-------|
A|-5---------------|-5-3-2---0---0-3-|-2-----|
D|-----------------|-------5---4-----|---5-5-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------|

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

Big Sciota — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

E|-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----|-------2-0---0-3-|-2-0---2-0-------|-------2-0---0-3-|
D|-0-4-|-5-4-5-----5-----|-----5-----5-2-4-|-5-4-5-----5-----|
G|-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---------------|---------------1-|-0-----------0-3-|-2-0-------------|
A|-0-2-2-3-2-----|-------0-2-3-5---|---5-3-2-3-5-----|-----5-2-3-2-0-3-|
D|-----------0-4-|-5-4-5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------|-------|-0-2-|-3-2-3-5-7-5-3-0-|
A|-2---------|-2-----|-----|-----------------|
D|---5-5-0-4-|---5-5-|-----|-----------------|
G|-----------|-------|-----|-----------------|
E|-2-5-5-7-5-5-|-2-5-5-7-5-3-2-0-|---0-0-2-0-0-2-|-3-2-0---0-------|
A|-------------|-----------------|-5-------------|-------5---5-2-0-|
D|-------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
G|-------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
E|---0-0-0-0-2-3-0-|-----------------|-------|
A|-5---------------|-5-3-2---0---0-3-|-2-----|
D|-----------------|-------5---4-----|---5-5-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------|

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

Big Sciota — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

E|-----|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----|-------1-0---0-L2-|-1-0---1-0-------|-------1-0---0-L2-|
D|-0-2-|-3-2-3-----3------|-----3-----3-1-2-|-3-2-3-----3------|
G|-----|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|----------------|----------------L1-|-0-------------0-L2-|-1-0---------------|
A|-0-1-1-L2-1-----|-------0-1-L2-3----|---3-L2-1-L2-3------|-----3-1-L2-1-0-L2-|
D|------------0-2-|-3-2-3-------------|--------------------|-------------------|
G|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------|-------|-0-1-|-L2-1-L2-3-4-3-L2-0-|
A|-1---------|-1-----|-----|--------------------|
D|---3-3-0-2-|---3-3-|-----|--------------------|
G|-----------|-------|-----|--------------------|
E|-1-3-3-4-3-3-|-1-3-3-4-3-L2-1-0-|---0-0-1-0-0-1-|-L2-1-0---0-------|
A|-------------|------------------|-3-------------|--------3---3-1-0-|
D|-------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
G|-------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
E|---0-0-0-0-1-L2-0-|-------------------|-------|
A|-3----------------|-3-L2-1---0---0-L2-|-1-----|
D|------------------|--------3---2------|---3-3-|
G|------------------|-------------------|-------|

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

Big Sciota — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

e|-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----|-------0-------1-|-0-----0---------|-------0-------1-|
G|-----|-0---0---2-0-2---|---2-0---2-0-----|-0---0---2-0-2---|
D|-0-4-|---4-------------|-------------2-4-|---4-------------|
A|-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|---------------|---------------1-|-0-----------0-3-|-2-0-------------|
B|---0-0-1-0-----|---------0-1-3---|---3-1-0-1-3-----|-----3-0-1-0---1-|
G|-2-------------|-0---0-2---------|-----------------|-------------2---|
D|-----------0-4-|---4-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------|-------|-0-2-|-3-2-3-5-7-5-3-0-|
B|-0---------|-0-----|-----|-----------------|
G|---0-0-----|---0-0-|-----|-----------------|
D|-------0-4-|-------|-----|-----------------|
A|-----------|-------|-----|-----------------|
E|-----------|-------|-----|-----------------|
e|-2-5-5-7-5-5-|-2-5-5-7-5-3-2-0-|---0-0-2-0-0-2-|-3-2-0---0-------|
B|-------------|-----------------|-3-------------|-------3---3-0---|
G|-------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------2-|
D|-------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
E|-------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
e|---0-0-0-0-2-3-0-|-----------------|-------|
B|-3---------------|-3-1-0---------1-|-0-----|
G|-----------------|-------0-2---2---|---0-0-|
D|-----------------|-----------4-----|-------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-------|

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

Big Sciota — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

A|-----|-------2-0---0-3-|-2-0---2-0-------|-------2-0---0-3-|
E|---2-|---2-------------|-------------0-2-|---2-------------|
C|-2---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----|-0---0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-0---0-----0-----|
A|-0-2-2-3-2-----|-------0-2-3-5-8-|-7-5-3-2-3-5-7-10-|-9-7-5-2-3-2-0-3-|
E|-------------2-|---2-------------|------------------|-----------------|
C|-----------2---|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|---------------|-0---0-----------|------------------|-----------------|
A|-2---------|-2-----|-7-9-|-10-9-10-12-14-12-10-7-|
E|---------2-|-------|-----|-----------------------|
C|-------2---|-------|-----|-----------------------|
G|---0-0-----|---0-0-|-----|-----------------------|
A|-9-12-12-14-12-12-|-9-12-12-14-12-10-9-7-|-5-7-7-9-7-7-9-|-10-9-7-5-7-5-2-0-|
E|------------------|----------------------|---------------|------------------|
C|------------------|----------------------|---------------|------------------|
G|------------------|----------------------|---------------|------------------|
A|-5-7-7-7-7-9-10-7-|-5-3-2---0---0-3-|-2-----|
E|------------------|-----------2-----|-------|
C|------------------|-----------------|-------|
G|------------------|-------0---------|---0-0-|

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

Big Sciota chords

G major · 4 chords: G, C, D, Em

pickup
G
G
G
G
G
C
D
G
G
G
G
D
D
C
C
Em
D
G

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

Guitar chords for Big Sciota

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

GC×D××Em

Ukulele chords for Big Sciota

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

GCDEm

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for Big Sciota

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

GCDEm

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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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