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Goodbye Liza Jane — Sheet Music, Tab & Chord Directory

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About Goodbye Liza Jane

Goodbye Liza Jane is a two-part old-time fiddle reel in A major — beginner-friendly, running from E to f♯ and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

Type
Reel, two parts, each usually played twice
Key
A major · 4/4
Range
E to f♯ · first position
Notes used
C C♯ D E F♯ G♯ A B
Level
Beginner-friendly

Goodbye Liza Jane — 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

E E F♯ G♯ | A A A B B B | C♯ A B C♯ d d d | A A A A A A G♯ E F♯ G♯ | A A A B B B | C♯ A B C♯ d d d | e f♯ e d C♯ A B C♯ A | A A A A A A | A A A A A | C♯ e e e e e A A A B C | e e e e e e e | A A A A A | C♯ e e e A B C♯ B A C♯ B A G♯ B | A

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Goodbye Liza Jane — tab

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

Goodbye Liza Jane — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

Goodbye Liza Jane — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

Goodbye Liza Jane — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

Goodbye Liza Jane — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

Goodbye Liza Jane — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

A|---------|-0-0-0-2-2-2-|-4-0-2-4-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-0-0-2---|-------------|---------------|-------------|
C|---------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
G|-------1-|-------------|---------------|-------------|
A|---------|-0-0-0-2-2-2-|-4-0-2-4-5-5-5-|-7-9-7-5-4-0-2-4-|
E|---0-2---|-------------|---------------|-----------------|
C|---------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|
G|-1-----1-|-------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---|-------------|-----------|-------------|
C|---|-------------|-----------|-------------|
G|---|-------------|-----------|-------------|
A|-0-0-0-2-3-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-7-7-7-0-2-|
E|-----------|---------------|-----------|-------------|
C|-----------|---------------|-----------|-------------|
G|-----------|---------------|-----------|-------------|
A|-4-2-0-4-2-0---2-|-0-|
E|-----------------|---|
C|-----------------|---|
G|-------------1---|---|

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

Goodbye Liza Jane chords

A major · 3 chords: A, E, D

pickup
A E
A D
A
E
A E
A D
A E
A
A
A D
A
A D
A
A D
A
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 Goodbye Liza Jane

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

A×ED××

Ukulele chords for Goodbye Liza Jane

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

AED

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for Goodbye Liza Jane

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

AED

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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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