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About Tennessee Wagoner

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

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

Tennessee Wagoner — sheet music

C 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

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

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Tennessee Wagoner — tab

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

Tennessee Wagoner — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

Tennessee Wagoner — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

Tennessee Wagoner — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

E|-L2-L1-|-0--------------|------0-L1-L2-----|----------------|
A|-------|---L2-1-L2-L2-1-|-L2-3---------1-0-|-----0-1-0------|
D|-------|----------------|------------------|-3-3-------3-L2-|
G|-------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
E|------------L2-L1-|-0--------------|------0-L1-L2-0-L1-|-L2-L1-L2-3-L2-L1-0---|
A|---0-1-L2-3-------|---L2-1-L2-L2-1-|-L2-3--------------|--------------------3-|
D|-3----------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------------|
G|------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------------|
E|-0---------L2-L1-|-0---------|---------|--------------------|
A|---L2-1-L2-------|---L2-1-L2-|---------|-L2-1-L2-3-L2-0-----|
D|-----------------|-----------|---0-1-3-|----------------3-1-|
G|-----------------|-----------|-3-------|--------------------|
E|-------------|-----------------|---------|-----------0---0-L1-|
A|-------------|-------0-1-0-----|---------|-L2-1-L2-3---3------|
D|-------------|-0-1-3-------3-1-|---0-1-3-|--------------------|
G|-2-2-2-0-0-0-|-----------------|-3-------|--------------------|
E|-L2-L1-L2-3-L2-L1-0---|-0------------|
A|--------------------3-|---L2-1-L2-L2-|
D|----------------------|--------------|
G|----------------------|--------------|

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

Tennessee Wagoner — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

Tennessee Wagoner — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position · played an octave up, as the tune dips below the lowest string

A|-22-20-|-19-15-14-15-15-14-|-15-17-19-20-22-14-12-|-10-10-12-14-12-10-8-|
E|-------|-------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
C|-------|-------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
G|-------|-------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
A|-10-12-14-15-17-22-20-|-19-15-14-15-15-14-|-15-17-19-20-22-19-20-|-22-20-22-24-22-20-19-17-|
E|----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
C|----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-19-15-14-15-22-20-|-19-15-14-15-|-3-5-7-10-|-15-14-15-17-15-12-10-7-|
E|-------------------|-------------|----------|------------------------|
C|-------------------|-------------|----------|------------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------|----------|------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-------|-5-7-10-12-14-12-10-7-|-3-5-7-10-|-15-14-15-17-19-17-19-20-|
E|-------------|----------------------|----------|-------------------------|
C|-------------|----------------------|----------|-------------------------|
G|-------0-0-0-|----------------------|----------|-------------------------|
A|-22-20-22-24-22-20-19-17-|-19-15-14-15-15-|
E|-------------------------|----------------|
C|-------------------------|----------------|
G|-------------------------|----------------|

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

Tennessee Wagoner chords

C major · 2 chords: C, G

pickup
C
C
G
G
C
C
G
C
C
C
C
G
G
C
C
G
C

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

Guitar chords for Tennessee Wagoner

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

C×G

Ukulele chords for Tennessee Wagoner

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

CG

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for Tennessee Wagoner

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

CG

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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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