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About June Apple

June Apple is a two-part old-time fiddle reel in A major — intermediate, running from F♯ to a and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

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

June Apple — 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 g♯ | a g♯ e g♯ a g♯ e g♯ | a g♯ e d C♯ d e f♯ | g♯ f♯ e f♯ g♯ f♯ e f♯ g♯ a g♯ f♯ e e g♯ | a g♯ e g♯ a g♯ e g♯ | a g♯ e d C♯ B A F♯ | G♯ F♯ G♯ A B A G♯ B A B A | A | e e | e d C♯ A B C♯ d e f♯ g♯ f♯ e F♯ | G♯ F♯ G♯ A B A B C♯ | d | G♯ F♯ G♯ A B A G♯ B A

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June Apple — tab

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

June Apple — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

June Apple — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

June Apple — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

June Apple — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

June Apple — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

A|-7-11-|-12-11-7-11-12-11-7-11-|-12-11-7-5-4-5-7-9-|-11-9-7-9-11-9-7-9-|
E|------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
C|------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-11-12-11-9-7-7-11-|-12-11-7-11-12-11-7-11-|-12-11-7-5-4-2-0---|-------0-2-0---2-|
E|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------2-|---2-------------|
C|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-1---1-------1---|
A|-0-2-0-|-0-|-7-7-|-7-5-4-0-2-|
E|-------|---|-----|-----------|
C|-------|---|-----|-----------|
G|-------|---|-----|-----------|
A|-4-5-7-9-11-9-7---|-------0-2-0-2-4-|-5-|-------0-2-0---2-|
E|----------------2-|---2-------------|---|---2-------------|
C|------------------|-----------------|---|-----------------|
G|------------------|-1---1-----------|---|-1---1-------1---|
A|-0-|
E|---|
C|---|
G|---|

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

June Apple chords

A major · 3 chords: A, G, D

pickup
A
A
G
G
A
A
G
A
A
A
A
A
G
D
G
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 June Apple

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

A×GD××

Ukulele chords for June Apple

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

AGD

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for June Apple

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

AGD

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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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