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About Squirrel Hunters

Squirrel Hunters is a two-part old-time fiddle reel in G major — intermediate, running from G to b and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

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

Squirrel Hunters — 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

e e d B B d | e f♯ e d B B A | G A B C d d C | d A C A B C♯ d e♭ e d B A B d | e f♯ e d B C B A | G A B C d A B d | A e e d e g a a g | e d e f♯ g B A | G A B C d d B | d A C A B C♯ d e e d e g a b a g | e d e f♯ g e B A | G A B C d A B d | A e

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Squirrel Hunters — tab

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

Squirrel Hunters — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

E|-0-0---------|-0-2-0---------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-----5-2-2-5-|-------5-2-2-0-|---0-2-3-5-5-3-|-5-0-3-0-2-4-5-6-|
D|-------------|---------------|-5-------------|-----------------|
G|-------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
E|-0-----------|-0-2-0-----------|-----------------|---0-|
A|---5-2-0-2-5-|-------5-2-3-2-0-|---0-2-3-5-0-2-5-|-0---|
D|-------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----|
G|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----|
E|-0---0-3-5-5-3-|-0---0-2-3-----|---------------|---------------0-|
A|---5-----------|---5-------2-0-|---0-2-3-5-5-2-|-5-0-3-0-2-4-5---|
D|---------------|---------------|-5-------------|-----------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
E|-0---0-3-5-7-5-3-|-0---0-2-3-0-----|-----------------|---0-|
A|---5-------------|---5---------2-0-|---0-2-3-5-0-2-5-|-0---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----|

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

Squirrel Hunters — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

E|-0-0---------|-0-2-0---------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-----5-2-2-5-|-------5-2-2-0-|---0-2-3-5-5-3-|-5-0-3-0-2-4-5-6-|
D|-------------|---------------|-5-------------|-----------------|
G|-------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
E|-0-----------|-0-2-0-----------|-----------------|---0-|
A|---5-2-0-2-5-|-------5-2-3-2-0-|---0-2-3-5-0-2-5-|-0---|
D|-------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----|
G|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----|
E|-0---0-3-5-5-3-|-0---0-2-3-----|---------------|---------------0-|
A|---5-----------|---5-------2-0-|---0-2-3-5-5-2-|-5-0-3-0-2-4-5---|
D|---------------|---------------|-5-------------|-----------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
E|-0---0-3-5-7-5-3-|-0---0-2-3-0-----|-----------------|---0-|
A|---5-------------|---5---------2-0-|---0-2-3-5-0-2-5-|-0---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----|

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

Squirrel Hunters — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

E|-0-0---------|-0-1-0---------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----3-1-1-3-|-------3-1-1-0-|---0-1-L2-3-3-L2-|-3-0-L2-0-1-2-3-H3-|
D|-------------|---------------|-3---------------|-------------------|
G|-------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-0-----------|-0-1-0------------|------------------|---0-|
A|---3-1-0-1-3-|-------3-1-L2-1-0-|---0-1-L2-3-0-1-3-|-0---|
D|-------------|------------------|-3----------------|-----|
G|-------------|------------------|------------------|-----|
E|-0---0-L2-3-3-L2-|-0---0-1-L2-----|----------------|----------------0-|
A|---3-------------|---3--------1-0-|---0-1-L2-3-3-1-|-3-0-L2-0-1-2-3---|
D|-----------------|----------------|-3--------------|------------------|
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
E|-0---0-L2-3-4-3-L2-|-0---0-1-L2-0-----|------------------|---0-|
A|---3---------------|---3----------1-0-|---0-1-L2-3-0-1-3-|-0---|
D|-------------------|------------------|-3----------------|-----|
G|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-----|

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

Squirrel Hunters — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

Squirrel Hunters — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

A|-7-7-5-2-2-5-|-7-9-7-5-2-2-0-|---0-2-3-5-5-3-|-5-0-3-0-2-4-5-6-|
E|-------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
C|-------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
G|-------------|---------------|-0-------------|-----------------|
A|-7-5-2-0-2-5-|-7-9-7-5-2-3-2-0-|---0-2-3-5-0-2-5-|-0-7-|
E|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----|
C|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----|
G|-------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----|
A|-7-5-7-10-12-12-10-|-7-5-7-9-10-2-0-|---0-2-3-5-5-2-|-5-0-3-0-2-4-5-7-|
E|-------------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
C|-------------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------|----------------|-0-------------|-----------------|
A|-7-5-7-10-12-14-12-10-|-7-5-7-9-10-7-2-0-|---0-2-3-5-0-2-5-|-0-7-|
E|----------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----|
C|----------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----|
G|----------------------|------------------|-0---------------|-----|

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

Squirrel Hunters chords

G major · 3 chords: Em, G, D

Em
Em
G
G
Em
Em
G
D
Em
Em
G
G
Em
Em
G
D

One box per bar, in the same order as the sheet music. A faded chord carries on from the bar before.

Guitar chords for Squirrel Hunters

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

EmGD××

Ukulele chords for Squirrel Hunters

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

EmGD

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for Squirrel Hunters

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

EmGD

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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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