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About The Athol Highlanders

The Athol Highlanders is a four-part Irish jig in A major — beginner-friendly, running from G to a and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

Type
Jig, four parts, each usually played twice
Key
A major · 6/8
Range
G to a · first position
Notes used
C♯ D E F♯ G A B
Level
Beginner-friendly

The Athol Highlanders — sheet music

A major · 6/8

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 e C♯ A | e C♯ A B C♯ d | e e e C♯ A | B C♯ d C♯ B A e e e C♯ A | e C♯ A B C♯ d | e a e f♯ e d | C♯ d B A A C♯ e A C♯ e | A d f♯ A d f♯ | A C♯ e A C♯ e | B C♯ d C♯ B A C♯ e A C♯ e | A d f♯ A d f♯ | e a e f♯ e d | C♯ d B A a a a e C♯ | a a a e C♯ | a a a e C♯ | B C♯ d C♯ B A a a a e C♯ | a a a e C♯ | e a e f♯ e d | C♯ d B A C♯ C♯ C♯ B A | d d f♯ e d | C♯ C♯ C♯ B A | G G B A G C♯ C♯ C♯ B A | d d f♯ e d | e a e f♯ e d | C♯ d B A

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The Athol Highlanders — tab

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

The Athol Highlanders — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

The Athol Highlanders — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

The Athol Highlanders — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

The Athol Highlanders — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

The Athol Highlanders — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

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

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

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This setting is a community transcription from thesession.org. The tune itself is traditional. Tabs and letter names worked out by The Music Arcade.

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