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About Blackberry Blossom

Blackberry Blossom is a four-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, four parts, each usually played twice
Key
G major · 4/4
Range
D to b · first position
Notes used
C C♯ D E F♯ G A B
Level
Intermediate

Blackberry Blossom — 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

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

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Blackberry Blossom — tab

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

Blackberry Blossom — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

Blackberry Blossom — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

Blackberry Blossom — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

Blackberry Blossom — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

Blackberry Blossom — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

A|-7-9-|-10-12-14-10-9-10-12-9-|-7-9-10-7-5-2---2-|-3-5-7-3-2-3-5-2-|
E|-----|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------|
C|-----|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|-----|-----------------------|--------------0---|-----------------|
A|-0-4-7-9-5-7-9-|-10-12-14-10-9-10-12-9-|-7-9-10-7-5-2-0-2-|-3-2-3-5-7-9-10-7-|
E|---------------|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|
C|---------------|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|---------------|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-5-2-0-----7-9-|-5-2-0---------|---7-5-7-|---7-5-2-0---|
E|-------2-------|-------2---2---|-0-------|-0-----------|
C|---------------|---------------|---------|-------------|
G|---------0-----|---------0---0-|---------|-----------0-|
A|---7-5-7-|-7-9-10-7-5-2-0---|---7-5-7-|---7-5-7-9-|
E|-0-------|------------------|-0-------|-0---------|
C|---------|------------------|---------|-----------|
G|---------|----------------0-|---------|-----------|
A|-10-9-7-5-2-0---2-|-0-----0-------|-0-----0---7-9-|-----7-2-5-2-7-2-|
E|------------------|-----2-----2---|-----2---------|-0---------------|
C|------------------|-------------2-|---------------|-----------------|
G|--------------0---|---0-----0-----|---0-----0-----|---0-------------|
A|-----7-2-5-2-0---|-----7-2-5-2-7-9-|-10-12-14-10-7-5-2---|-----7-2-5-2-7-2-|
E|-0---------------|-0---------------|---------------------|-0---------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
G|---0-----------0-|---0-------------|-------------------0-|---0-------------|
A|-----7-2-5-2-0-2-|-3-2-3-5-7-9-10-7-|-5-2-0---------|-5-2-0-----|
E|-0---------------|------------------|-------2---2---|-------2---|
C|-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------|
G|---0-------------|------------------|---------0---0-|---------0-|

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

Blackberry Blossom chords

G major · 6 chords: G, D, C, A, Em, B7

pickup
G D
C G
C G
A D
G D
C G
C G
D G
D G
Em
Em
Em
B7
Em
Em
C G
D G
D G
Em
Em
Em
B7
Em
Em
C G
D G
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 Blackberry Blossom

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

GD××C×A×EmB7×

Ukulele chords for Blackberry Blossom

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

GDCAEmB7

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for Blackberry Blossom

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

GDCAEmB7

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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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