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About Flop-Eared Mule

Flop-Eared Mule is a four-part old-time fiddle reel in G major — intermediate, running from A, to b and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

Type
Reel, four parts, each usually played twice
Key
G major · 2/4
Range
A, to b · first position
Notes used
C D E F♯ G A B
Level
Intermediate

Flop-Eared Mule — sheet music

G major · 2/4

The notes

Letter names, bar by bar · capitals up to C in the third space, lower case from the D on the 4th line

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

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Flop-Eared Mule — tab

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

Flop-Eared Mule — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

Flop-Eared Mule — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

Flop-Eared Mule — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

Flop-Eared Mule — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

Flop-Eared Mule — Ukulele tab

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

A|-22-24-|-26-22-|-17-19-17-15-14-12-10-7-|-5-7-9-10-12-10-9-12-|
E|-------|-------|------------------------|---------------------|
C|-------|-------|------------------------|---------------------|
G|-------|-------|------------------------|---------------------|
A|-10-12-14-15-17-22-24-|-26-22-26-24-22-24-22-19-|-17-19-17-15-14-12-10-7-|-5-7-9-10-12-10-9-12-|
E|----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
C|----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
G|----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-|-9-10-|-12-9-10-12-9-10-|-12-14-12-10-9-7-5-2-|
E|-------------|------|-----------------|---------------------|
C|-------------|------|-----------------|---------------------|
G|-------------|------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-0-3-7-9-10-7-3-7-|-5-7-9-10-12-9-10-|-12-9-10-12-9-10-|-12-14-12-10-9-7-5-2-|
E|------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
C|------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-0-2-3-5-7-10-9-7-|-5-9-10-|-5-3-3-22-24-|-21-22-|
E|------------------|--------|-------------|-------|
C|------------------|--------|-------------|-------|
G|------------------|--------|-------------|-------|
A|-24-21-24-21-|-24-26-24-22-21-19-17-14-|-12-14-15-17-19-17-15-19-|-17-19-21-22-24-24-21-|
E|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
C|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
G|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
A|-24-21-24-21-|-24-26-24-22-21-19-17-14-|-12-14-15-17-19-17-15-19-|-17-|
E|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----|
C|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----|
G|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----|

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

Flop-Eared Mule chords

G major · 4 chords: G, D, A, D7

pickup
G
G
D
G
G
G
D
G
G
D
D
A
D
D
D
A
D
D D7
D7
D
D
A
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 Flop-Eared Mule

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

GD××A×D7××

Ukulele chords for Flop-Eared Mule

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

GDAD7

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for Flop-Eared Mule

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

GDAD7

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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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