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About Dusty Miller

Dusty Miller is a two-part old-time fiddle reel in A major — one for the more experienced, running from A, to b and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

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

Dusty Miller — 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, C A, A, A, A, | A, A, D E G♯ E D C | A, C♯ D E E G♯ G♯ A | A B C♯ B C♯ B A A, A, A, C A, A, A, A, | A, A, D E G♯ E D C | A, C♯ D E E G♯ G♯ A | A B C♯ B C♯ B A f♯ a a a a a a e | C♯ e e f♯ g f♯ g f♯ | e C♯ C♯ e a e a f♯ | e f♯ e d C♯ A A f♯ a a a a a a e | C♯ e e f♯ g f♯ g f♯ | b f♯ a e g e g f♯ | e f♯ e d C♯ A A

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Dusty Miller — tab

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

Dusty Miller — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

Dusty Miller — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

Dusty Miller — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

Dusty Miller — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

Dusty Miller — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position · played an octave up, as the tune dips below the lowest string

A|-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-5-7-11-7-5-3-|-0-4-5-7-7-11-11-12-|-12-14-16-14-16-14-12-|
E|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
C|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
G|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
A|-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-5-7-11-7-5-3-|-0-4-5-7-7-11-11-12-|-12-14-16-14-16-14-12-|
E|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
C|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
G|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
A|-21-24-24-24-24-24-24-19-|-16-19-19-21-22-21-22-21-|-19-16-16-19-24-19-24-21-|-19-21-19-17-16-12-12-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
C|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
A|-21-24-24-24-24-24-24-19-|-16-19-19-21-22-21-22-21-|-26-21-24-19-22-19-22-21-|-19-21-19-17-16-12-12-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
C|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|

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

Dusty Miller chords

A major · 3 chords: A, E, G

A
A
A
A E A
A A
A
A
A E A
A
A G
A
E A
A
A G
A
E 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 Dusty Miller

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

A×EG

Ukulele chords for Dusty Miller

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

AEG

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for Dusty Miller

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

AEG

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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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