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About Temperance Reel

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

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

Temperance Reel — 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 F♯ | G G F♯ G A B C | d g e d B A C | B E E D E F♯ G A B G A F♯ G F♯ E D | G G F♯ G A B C | d g e d B A C | B E E D E F♯ G A B G A F♯ G | B e e d e e f♯ | g e a f♯ g f♯ e d | A d d C♯ d d e f♯ d a f♯ g f♯ e d | B e e d e e f♯ | g e a f♯ g f♯ e d | B E E D E F♯ G A B G A F♯ G

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Temperance Reel — tab

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

Temperance Reel — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

Temperance Reel — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

Temperance Reel — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

Temperance Reel — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

Temperance Reel — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

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

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

Temperance Reel chords

G major · 3 chords: G, Em, D

pickup
G
G
Em
Em D
G
G
Em
Em D G
Em
Em
D
D
Em
Em
Em
D G

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

Guitar chords for Temperance Reel

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

GEmD××

Ukulele chords for Temperance Reel

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

GEmD

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for Temperance Reel

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

GEmD

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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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