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About The Kid On The Mountain

The Kid On The Mountain is a two-part Irish slip jig in E minor (it uses the notes of G major) — intermediate, running from D to b and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

Type
Slip jig, two parts, each usually played twice
Key
E minor (the notes of G major) · 9/8
Range
D to b · first position
Notes used
C D E F♯ G A B
Level
Intermediate

The Kid On The Mountain — sheet music

E minor (the notes of G major) · 9/8

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

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The Kid On The Mountain — tab

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

The Kid On The Mountain — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

The Kid On The Mountain — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

The Kid On The Mountain — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

The Kid On The Mountain — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

The Kid On The Mountain — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

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

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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