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About Runnin' Wild

Runnin' Wild is a trad jazz tune in B♭ major — beginner-friendly, running from F to d and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

Type
Jazz tune
Key
B♭ major · 4/4
Range
F to d · first position
Notes used
C D F G A B♭
Level
Beginner-friendly

Runnin' Wild — sheet music

B♭ 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

F F F | F | F F F F | F F B♭ B♭ B♭ | B♭ | B♭ B♭ B♭ F | F F F F C | C | C C d B♭ | B♭ B♭ B♭ C A | A A B♭ G | G G C C | C C F F F | F | F F F F | F F B♭ B♭ B♭ | B♭ | B♭ B♭ C d | d d d d | d C | d d C | F F F F F | F | C d | B♭

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Runnin' Wild — tab

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

Runnin' Wild — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

E|-------|---|---------|---|
A|-------|---|---------|---|
D|-3-3-3-|-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-|
G|-------|---|---------|---|
E|---------|---|---------|---|
A|---1-1-1-|-1-|-1-1-1---|---|
D|-3-------|---|-------3-|-3-|
G|---------|---|---------|---|
E|---------|---|---------|---|
A|-------3-|-3-|-3-3-5-1-|-1-|
D|-3-3-3---|---|---------|---|
G|---------|---|---------|---|
E|---------|---------|---------|---|
A|-1-1-3-0-|-0-0-1---|-----3-3-|-3-|
D|---------|-------5-|-5-5-----|---|
G|---------|---------|---------|---|
E|---------|---|---------|---|
A|-3-------|---|---------|---|
D|---3-3-3-|-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-|
G|---------|---|---------|---|
E|---------|---|---------|---|
A|---1-1-1-|-1-|-1-1-3-5-|-5-|
D|-3-------|---|---------|---|
G|---------|---|---------|---|
E|-------|-----|-------|---|
A|-5-5-5-|-5-3-|-5-5-3-|---|
D|-------|-----|-------|-3-|
G|-------|-----|-------|---|
E|---------|---|-----|---|
A|---------|---|-3-5-|-1-|
D|-3-3-3-3-|-3-|-----|---|
G|---------|---|-----|---|

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

Runnin' Wild — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

E|-------|---|---------|---|
A|-------|---|---------|---|
D|-3-3-3-|-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-|
G|-------|---|---------|---|
E|---------|---|---------|---|
A|---1-1-1-|-1-|-1-1-1---|---|
D|-3-------|---|-------3-|-3-|
G|---------|---|---------|---|
E|---------|---|---------|---|
A|-------3-|-3-|-3-3-5-1-|-1-|
D|-3-3-3---|---|---------|---|
G|---------|---|---------|---|
E|---------|---------|---------|---|
A|-1-1-3-0-|-0-0-1---|-----3-3-|-3-|
D|---------|-------5-|-5-5-----|---|
G|---------|---------|---------|---|
E|---------|---|---------|---|
A|-3-------|---|---------|---|
D|---3-3-3-|-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-|
G|---------|---|---------|---|
E|---------|---|---------|---|
A|---1-1-1-|-1-|-1-1-3-5-|-5-|
D|-3-------|---|---------|---|
G|---------|---|---------|---|
E|-------|-----|-------|---|
A|-5-5-5-|-5-3-|-5-5-3-|---|
D|-------|-----|-------|-3-|
G|-------|-----|-------|---|
E|---------|---|-----|---|
A|---------|---|-3-5-|-1-|
D|-3-3-3-3-|-3-|-----|---|
G|---------|---|-----|---|

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

Runnin' Wild — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

E|----------|----|-------------|----|
A|----------|----|-------------|----|
D|-L2-L2-L2-|-L2-|-L2-L2-L2-L2-|-L2-|
G|----------|----|-------------|----|
E|-------------|----|-------------|----|
A|----L1-L1-L1-|-L1-|-L1-L1-L1----|----|
D|-L2----------|----|----------L2-|-L2-|
G|-------------|----|-------------|----|
E|-------------|----|------------|----|
A|----------L2-|-L2-|-L2-L2-3-L1-|-L1-|
D|-L2-L2-L2----|----|------------|----|
G|-------------|----|------------|----|
E|------------|----------|-----------|----|
A|-L1-L1-L2-0-|-0-0-L1---|-----L2-L2-|-L2-|
D|------------|--------3-|-3-3-------|----|
G|------------|----------|-----------|----|
E|-------------|----|-------------|----|
A|-L2----------|----|-------------|----|
D|----L2-L2-L2-|-L2-|-L2-L2-L2-L2-|-L2-|
G|-------------|----|-------------|----|
E|-------------|----|------------|---|
A|----L1-L1-L1-|-L1-|-L1-L1-L2-3-|-3-|
D|-L2----------|----|------------|---|
G|-------------|----|------------|---|
E|-------|------|--------|----|
A|-3-3-3-|-3-L2-|-3-3-L2-|----|
D|-------|------|--------|-L2-|
G|-------|------|--------|----|
E|-------------|----|------|----|
A|-------------|----|-L2-3-|-L1-|
D|-L2-L2-L2-L2-|-L2-|------|----|
G|-------------|----|------|----|

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

Runnin' Wild — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

Runnin' Wild — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

A|-------|---|---------|---|
E|-1-1-1-|-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-|
C|-------|---|---------|---|
G|-------|---|---------|---|
A|---1-1-1-|-1-|-1-1-1---|---|
E|-1-------|---|-------1-|-1-|
C|---------|---|---------|---|
G|---------|---|---------|---|
A|-------3-|-3-|-3-3-5-1-|-1-|
E|-1-1-1---|---|---------|---|
C|---------|---|---------|---|
G|---------|---|---------|---|
A|-1-1-3-0-|-0-0-1---|-----3-3-|-3-|
E|---------|---------|---------|---|
C|---------|---------|---------|---|
G|---------|-------0-|-0-0-----|---|
A|-3-------|---|---------|---|
E|---1-1-1-|-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-|
C|---------|---|---------|---|
G|---------|---|---------|---|
A|---1-1-1-|-1-|-1-1-3-5-|-5-|
E|-1-------|---|---------|---|
C|---------|---|---------|---|
G|---------|---|---------|---|
A|-5-5-5-|-5-3-|-5-5-3-|---|
E|-------|-----|-------|-1-|
C|-------|-----|-------|---|
G|-------|-----|-------|---|
A|---------|---|-3-5-|-1-|
E|-1-1-1-1-|-1-|-----|---|
C|---------|---|-----|---|
G|---------|---|-----|---|

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

Runnin' Wild chords

B♭ major · 17 chords: B♭, F7, B♭7, E♭, Cm7, D7, Gm, Gm7, F/C, C7, D, G, G♯dim, G7, C9, Bdim, G♭7

pickup
B♭ F7
B♭
B♭ F7
B♭7
E♭ B♭7
E♭
B♭ F7
B♭
Cm7 F7
Cm7 D7
Gm Cm7
Gm Gm7
F/C
C7
Cm7
F7
B♭ F7
B♭
B♭ F7
B♭7
E♭ B♭7
E♭
D G G♯dim
D G7
C9
F7
B♭ F7
B♭ Bdim
Cm7 F7
G♭7 F7
B♭

One box per bar, in the same order as the sheet music. A faded chord carries on from the bar before. A slash chord like F/C means play F with C as the lowest note.

Guitar chords for Runnin' Wild

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

B♭×F7B♭7×E♭6×Cm7×D7××Gm3Gm7F/C×C7×D××GG♯dim××G7C9×Bdim×G♭7

Ukulele chords for Runnin' Wild

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

B♭F7B♭7E♭Cm7D7GmGm7F/CC7DGG♯dimG7C9BdimG♭7

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for Runnin' Wild

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

B♭F7B♭7E♭Cm7D7GmGm7F/CC7DGG♯dimG7C9BdimG♭7

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This melody comes from The Public Domain Song Anthology (David Berger & Chuck Israels), released CC0. The song is in the public domain. Tabs and letter names worked out by The Music Arcade.

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