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Eighth Of January — Sheet Music, Tab & Chord Directory

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About Eighth Of January

Eighth Of January is a two-part old-time fiddle reel in D 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
D major · 4/4
Range
D to b · first position
Notes used
C♯ D E F♯ G A B
Level
Intermediate

Eighth Of January — sheet music

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

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Eighth Of January — tab

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

Eighth Of January — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

Eighth Of January — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

Eighth Of January — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

Eighth Of January — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

Eighth Of January — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

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

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

Eighth Of January chords

D major · 3 chords: D, G, A

pickup
D
G
A
D
D
D
D
D
A D
D
D
D
D
A D

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

Guitar chords for Eighth Of January

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

D××GA×

Ukulele chords for Eighth Of January

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

DGA

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for Eighth Of January

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

DGA

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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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