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Grey Eagle — Sheet Music, Tab & Chord Directory

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About Grey Eagle

Grey Eagle is a two-part old-time fiddle reel in A major — intermediate, 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♯ D E F♯ G♯ A B
Level
Intermediate

Grey Eagle — 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

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

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Grey Eagle — tab

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

Grey Eagle — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

Grey Eagle — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

Grey Eagle — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

Grey Eagle — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

Grey Eagle — Ukulele tab

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

A|-16-14-|-12-9-12-7-4-0-4-|-7-9-12-16-14-12-14-16-|-12-9-12-7-4-0-4-|
E|-------|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
C|-------|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
G|-------|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
A|-7-9-12-16-19-12-16-19-|-12-9-12-7-4-0-4-|-7-9-12-16-14-16-14-12-16-|-19-12-16-19-17-16-14-11-|
E|-----------------------|-----------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-----------------------|-----------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-11-14-17-16-12-|-7-11-14-16-12-24-21-|-19-16-12-19-16-12-19-12-|-21-17-12-17-21-23-24-21-|
E|------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C|------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-19-17-16-19-19-16-12-9-|-7-11-14-16-17-14-11-14-|-12-19-16-12-19-16-12-16-|-17-12-14-17-21-24-19-23-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-24-26-23-24-21-24-21-19-17-|-16-19-14-16-12-24-21-|-16-|
E|----------------------------|----------------------|----|
C|----------------------------|----------------------|----|
G|----------------------------|----------------------|----|

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

Grey Eagle chords

A major · 3 chords: A, E, D

pickup
A
A
A
A E
A
A
E
E A
A A
A
D
A
E
A
D
A E
A E 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 Grey Eagle

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

A×ED××

Ukulele chords for Grey Eagle

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

AED

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for Grey Eagle

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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