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Sally Goodin — Sheet Music, Tab & Chord Directory

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About Sally Goodin

Sally Goodin is a two-part old-time fiddle reel in A major — one for the more experienced, running from C♯ 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
C♯ to a · first position
Notes used
C♯ D D♯ E F♯ G G♯ A B
Level
One for the more experienced

Sally Goodin — 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

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

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Sally Goodin — tab

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

Sally Goodin — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

E|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
A|-0-4-2-4-0-0-2-|-4-0-2-0-----0-2-|-4-2-4-2-0-2-0---|-------0---0-|
D|---------------|---------2-4-----|---------------4-|-2---2---4---|
G|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---6---------|
E|---------------|-----------------|---0-------------|-------------|
A|-0-4-2-4-0-0-2-|-4-0-2-0-----0-2-|-4---4-2-0-2-0---|-------0---0-|
D|---------------|---------2-4-----|---------------4-|-2---2---4---|
G|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---6---------|
E|---------0-----|-0-2-0---------|-0-2-0-----------|-----------|
A|-0-2-4-5---4-5-|-------5-4-4-5-|-------5-4-2-0-4-|-2-0---2-0-|
D|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----6-----|
G|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------|
E|---------0---0-2-|-4-5-3-2-0-----0-|-5-0-3-2-0-------|-0-2-0---------|
A|-0-2-4-5---6-----|-----------5-4---|-----------5-4-5-|-------5-4-2-0-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|

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

Sally Goodin — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

E|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
A|-0-4-2-4-0-0-2-|-4-0-2-0-----0-2-|-4-2-4-2-0-2-0---|-------0---0-|
D|---------------|---------2-4-----|---------------4-|-2---2---4---|
G|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---6---------|
E|---------------|-----------------|---0-------------|-------------|
A|-0-4-2-4-0-0-2-|-4-0-2-0-----0-2-|-4---4-2-0-2-0---|-------0---0-|
D|---------------|---------2-4-----|---------------4-|-2---2---4---|
G|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---6---------|
E|---------0-----|-0-2-0---------|-0-2-0-----------|-----------|
A|-0-2-4-5---4-5-|-------5-4-4-5-|-------5-4-2-0-4-|-2-0---2-0-|
D|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----6-----|
G|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------|
E|---------0---0-2-|-4-5-3-2-0-----0-|-5-0-3-2-0-------|-0-2-0---------|
A|-0-2-4-5---6-----|-----------5-4---|-----------5-4-5-|-------5-4-2-0-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|

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

Sally Goodin — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

E|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
A|-0-2-1-2-0-0-1-|-2-0-1-0-----0-1-|-2-1-2-1-0-1-0---|--------0---0-|
D|---------------|---------1-2-----|---------------2-|-1----1---2---|
G|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---H3---------|
E|---------------|-----------------|---0-------------|--------------|
A|-0-2-1-2-0-0-1-|-2-0-1-0-----0-1-|-2---2-1-0-1-0---|--------0---0-|
D|---------------|---------1-2-----|---------------2-|-1----1---2---|
G|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---H3---------|
E|---------0-----|-0-1-0---------|-0-1-0-----------|------------|
A|-0-1-2-3---2-3-|-------3-2-2-3-|-------3-2-1-0-2-|-1-0----1-0-|
D|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----H3-----|
G|---------------|---------------|-----------------|------------|
E|---------0----0-1-|-2-3-L2-1-0-----0-|-3-0-L2-1-0-------|-0-1-0---------|
A|-0-1-2-3---H3-----|------------3-2---|------------3-2-3-|-------3-2-1-0-|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------|

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

Sally Goodin — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

Sally Goodin — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

A|-0-4-2-4-0-0-2-|-4-0-2-0-----0-2-|-4-2-4-2-0-2-0---|-------0---0-|
E|---------------|---------0-2-----|---------------2-|-0---0---2---|
C|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---1---------|
G|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
A|-0-4-2-4-0-0-2-|-4-0-2-0-----0-2-|-4-7-4-2-0-2-0---|-------0---0-|
E|---------------|---------0-2-----|---------------2-|-0---0---2---|
C|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---1---------|
G|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
A|-0-2-4-5-7-4-5-|-7-9-7-5-4-4-5-|-7-9-7-5-4-2-0-4-|-2-0---2-0-|
E|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------|
C|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------|
G|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----1-----|
A|-0-2-4-5-7-6-7-9-|-11-12-10-9-7-5-4-7-|-12-7-10-9-7-5-4-5-|-7-9-7-5-4-2-0-|
E|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------|
C|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------|
G|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------|

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

Sally Goodin chords

A major · 2 chords: A, E

A
A
A
E A
A
A
A
E A
A
A
A
E A
A
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 Sally Goodin

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

A×E

Ukulele chords for Sally Goodin

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

AE

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for Sally Goodin

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

AE

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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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