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About Over The Moor To Maggie

Over The Moor To Maggie is a three-part Irish reel in G major — intermediate, running from D to b and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

Type
Reel, three 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

Over The Moor To Maggie — 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 E | G G A B B d | e f♯ g e d B A G | E A A G A B A G E A A G A C B A | G F♯ G A B A B d | e f♯ g e d B A G | D G G F♯ G B A G E D E F♯ G | g a | b b g a a f♯ | g g e f♯ e d B e a a g a b a g | e a a g a g a | b b g a a f♯ | g g e f♯ e d B d g g f♯ g b a g | e d e f♯ g | C d | e e C d d B C C A B A G D | E A A G A B A G | E A A G A B C d | e e C d d B C C A B A G E | D G G F♯ G B A G | E D E F♯ G

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Over The Moor To Maggie — tab

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

Over The Moor To Maggie — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

Over The Moor To Maggie — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

Over The Moor To Maggie — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

Over The Moor To Maggie — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

Over The Moor To Maggie — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

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