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Cherokee Shuffle — Sheet Music, Tab & Chord Directory

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About Cherokee Shuffle

Cherokee Shuffle is a two-part old-time fiddle reel in A major — one for the more experienced, running from E to c♯'.

Type
Reel, two parts, each usually played twice
Key
A major · 4/4
Range
E to c♯'
Notes used
C♯ D E F♯ G G♯ A B
Level
One for the more experienced

Cherokee Shuffle — sheet music

A 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

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

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Cherokee Shuffle — tab

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

Cherokee Shuffle — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

E|-------------|---------------|-----------0-|-2-2-2-2-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-4-2-0---------|-0-0-2-4-5---|---------|
D|-------------|-------4-2-2-4-|-------------|---------|
G|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------|
E|-2-4-5-2-|-0-2-0-----------|---------------|---------|
A|---------|-------5-4-2-0-2-|-4-2-0-4-2-0---|-0-0-0-0-|
D|---------|-----------------|-------------6-|---------|
G|---------|-----------------|---------------|---------|
E|-2-4-5-2-|-0-2-0---------|-2-4-5-7-|-9-9-9-9-|
A|---------|-------5-4-2-0-|---------|---------|
D|---------|---------------|---------|---------|
G|---------|---------------|---------|---------|
E|-2-4-5-2-|-0-2-0-----------|---------------0-|-2-2-2-2-2-4-|
A|---------|-------5-4-2-0-2-|-4-2-0-4-2-0-4---|-------------|
D|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
G|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
E|-5-2-0-----------|---5-4-3-|---------|
A|-------5-4-0-2-4-|-0-------|-0-0-0-0-|
D|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-----------------|---------|---------|

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

Cherokee Shuffle — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

E|-------------|---------------|-----------0-|-2-2-2-2-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-4-2-0---------|-0-0-2-4-5---|---------|
D|-------------|-------4-2-2-4-|-------------|---------|
G|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------|
E|-2-4-5-2-|-0-2-0-----------|---------------|---------|
A|---------|-------5-4-2-0-2-|-4-2-0-4-2-0---|-0-0-0-0-|
D|---------|-----------------|-------------6-|---------|
G|---------|-----------------|---------------|---------|
E|-2-4-5-2-|-0-2-0---------|-2-4-5-7-|-9-9-9-9-|
A|---------|-------5-4-2-0-|---------|---------|
D|---------|---------------|---------|---------|
G|---------|---------------|---------|---------|
E|-2-4-5-2-|-0-2-0-----------|---------------0-|-2-2-2-2-2-4-|
A|---------|-------5-4-2-0-2-|-4-2-0-4-2-0-4---|-------------|
D|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
G|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
E|-5-2-0-----------|---5-4-3-|---------|
A|-------5-4-0-2-4-|-0-------|-0-0-0-0-|
D|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-----------------|---------|---------|

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

Cherokee Shuffle — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

E|-------------|---------------|-----------0-|-1-1-1-1-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-2-1-0---------|-0-0-1-2-3---|---------|
D|-------------|-------2-1-1-2-|-------------|---------|
G|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------|
E|-1-2-3-1-|-0-1-0-----------|----------------|---------|
A|---------|-------3-2-1-0-1-|-2-1-0-2-1-0----|-0-0-0-0-|
D|---------|-----------------|-------------H3-|---------|
G|---------|-----------------|----------------|---------|
E|-1-2-3-1-|-0-1-0---------|-1-2-3-4-|-9-9-9-9-|
A|---------|-------3-2-1-0-|---------|---------|
D|---------|---------------|---------|---------|
G|---------|---------------|---------|---------|
E|-1-2-3-1-|-0-1-0-----------|---------------0-|-1-1-1-1-1-2-|
A|---------|-------3-2-1-0-1-|-2-1-0-2-1-0-2---|-------------|
D|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
G|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
E|-3-1-0-----------|---3-2-L2-|---------|
A|-------3-2-0-1-2-|-0--------|-0-0-0-0-|
D|-----------------|----------|---------|
G|-----------------|----------|---------|

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

Cherokee Shuffle — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

e|-------------|---------------|-----------0-|-2-2-2-2-|
B|-----------0-|-2-0-----------|-----0-2-3---|---------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2---|-----2---------|-2-2---------|---------|
D|-------------|-------4-2-2-4-|-------------|---------|
A|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------|
E|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------|
e|-2-4-5-2-|-0-2-0-----------|---------------|---------|
B|---------|-------3-2-0---0-|-2-0---2-0-----|---------|
G|---------|-------------2---|-----2-----2-1-|-2-2-2-2-|
D|---------|-----------------|---------------|---------|
A|---------|-----------------|---------------|---------|
E|---------|-----------------|---------------|---------|
e|-2-4-5-2-|-0-2-0---------|-2-4-5-7-|-9-9-9-9-|
B|---------|-------3-2-0---|---------|---------|
G|---------|-------------2-|---------|---------|
D|---------|---------------|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------------|---------|---------|
E|---------|---------------|---------|---------|
e|-2-4-5-2-|-0-2-0-----------|---------------0-|-2-2-2-2-2-4-|
B|---------|-------3-2-0---0-|-2-0---2-0---2---|-------------|
G|---------|-------------2---|-----2-----2-----|-------------|
D|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
A|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
E|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
e|-5-2-0-----------|---5-4-3-|---------|
B|-------3-2---0-2-|---------|---------|
G|-----------2-----|-2-------|-2-2-2-2-|
D|-----------------|---------|---------|
A|-----------------|---------|---------|
E|-----------------|---------|---------|

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

Cherokee Shuffle — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

A|-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-4-2-0---------|-0-0-2-4-5-7-|-9-9-9-9-|
E|-------------|-------2-0-0-2-|-------------|---------|
C|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------|
G|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------|
A|-9-11-12-9-|-7-9-7-5-4-2-0-2-|-4-2-0-4-2-0---|-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------|-----------------|---------------|---------|
C|-----------|-----------------|---------------|---------|
G|-----------|-----------------|-------------1-|---------|
A|-9-11-12-9-|-7-9-7-5-4-2-0-|-9-11-12-14-|-16-16-16-16-|
E|-----------|---------------|------------|-------------|
C|-----------|---------------|------------|-------------|
G|-----------|---------------|------------|-------------|
A|-9-11-12-9-|-7-9-7-5-4-2-0-2-|-4-2-0-4-2-0-4-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-11-|
E|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
C|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
G|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
A|-12-9-7-5-4-0-2-4-|-0-12-11-10-|-0-0-0-0-|
E|------------------|------------|---------|
C|------------------|------------|---------|
G|------------------|------------|---------|

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

Cherokee Shuffle chords

A major · 4 chords: A, F♯m, D, E

A
A
A
F♯m
D
A
A E
A
D
A
D
A
D
A
A
F♯m
D E
A
A

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

Guitar chords for Cherokee Shuffle

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

A×F♯mD××E

Ukulele chords for Cherokee Shuffle

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

AF♯mDE

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for Cherokee Shuffle

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

AF♯mDE

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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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