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About Jimmy Duffy's

Jimmy Duffy's is a three-part Irish barndance in G major — beginner-friendly, running from D to a and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

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

Jimmy Duffy's — 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 C | B G D G B B | B A G B d d | e f♯ g d B d C B A G F♯ G A B C A | B G D G B B | B A G B d d | e f♯ g d B d C B A D F♯ A G | B d | g g d B B | B A G B d d e f♯ g d B d C B | A G F♯ G A A | g a g d B B | B A G B d d e f♯ g d B d C B | A D F♯ A G | B d | g g d B B B A G B d d | e f♯ g d B d C B | A G F♯ G A B C A | B G D G B B B A G B d d | e f♯ g d B d C B | A D F♯ A G

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Jimmy Duffy's — tab

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

Jimmy Duffy's — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

Jimmy Duffy's — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

Jimmy Duffy's — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

Jimmy Duffy's — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

Jimmy Duffy's — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

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

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

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This setting is a community transcription from thesession.org. The tune itself is traditional. Tabs and letter names worked out by The Music Arcade.

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