Georgia Boys — Banjo & Mandolin Tab, Chords

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About Georgia Boys

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

Georgia Boys — 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

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

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Georgia Boys — tab

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

Georgia Boys — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

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

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

E|-------|-------|
A|---2-5-|-----0-|
D|-5-----|-5-5---|
G|-------|-------|

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

Georgia Boys — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

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

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

E|-------|-------|
A|---2-5-|-----0-|
D|-5-----|-5-5---|
G|-------|-------|

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

Georgia Boys — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

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

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

E|-------|-------|
A|---1-3-|-----0-|
D|-3-----|-3-3---|
G|-------|-------|

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

Georgia Boys — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

e|-----|-------|---------|---------|
B|-----|-0-0-1-|-3-0-0---|-0-3-0---|
G|---0-|-------|-------0-|-------0-|
D|-0---|-------|---------|---------|
A|-----|-------|---------|---------|
E|-----|-------|---------|---------|

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

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

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

e|-------|-------|
B|---0-3-|-------|
G|-0-----|-0-0-2-|
D|-------|-------|
A|-------|-------|
E|-------|-------|

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

Georgia Boys — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

A|-----|-2-2-3-|-5-2-2---|-2-5-2---|
E|-----|-------|---------|---------|
C|-2---|-------|---------|---------|
G|---0-|-------|-------0-|-------0-|

A|-0-2-0-----|-2-2-3-|-5-2-2---2-|-0-2-0-----------|
E|-----------|-------|-----------|---------2---0-2-|
C|---------2-|-------|-----------|-----------2-----|
G|-------0---|-------|-------0---|-------0---------|

A|-----0-|---2-5-|-10-10-7-|-5-2-2-3-2---|
E|-------|-------|---------|-------------|
C|-------|-------|---------|-------------|
G|-0-0---|-0-----|---------|-----------0-|

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

A|---2-5-|-----0-|
E|-------|-------|
C|-------|-------|
G|-0-----|-0-0---|

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

Georgia Boys chords

G major · 3 chords: G, D, Em

pickup

Em 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 Georgia Boys

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

Ukulele chords for Georgia Boys

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

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for Georgia Boys

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

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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.