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About The Mason's Apron

The Mason's Apron is a six-part Irish reel in A major — intermediate, running from E to b and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

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

The Mason's Apron — sheet music

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

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The Mason's Apron — tab

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

The Mason's Apron — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

The Mason's Apron — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

The Mason's Apron — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

The Mason's Apron — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

The Mason's Apron — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

A|-7-|-12-0-0-0-2-0---|-----0-4-5-4-2-0-|-5-2-2-2-4-2-0-|
E|---|--------------2-|-0-2-------------|---------------|
C|---|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
G|---|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
A|-2-4-5-7-9-7-9-11-|-12-0-0-0-2-0---|-----0-4-5-4-2-0-|-5-4-5-7-9-7-9-12-|
E|------------------|--------------2-|-0-2-------------|------------------|
C|------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-0-4-2-0-|-7-5-|-4-0-7-0-9-0-7-0-|-4-0-7-0-9-7-5-4-|
E|---------|-----|-----------------|-----------------|
C|---------|-----|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------|-----|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-2-9-2-12-2-9-2-|-5-7-9-11-12-9-7-5-|-4-0-7-0-9-0-7-0-|-----0-4-5-4-2-0-|
E|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-0-2-------------|
C|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-4-5-7-9-12-|-0-4-2-0-|-7-5-|-4-7-7-7-9-7-7-7-|
E|----------------|---------|-----|-----------------|
C|----------------|---------|-----|-----------------|
G|----------------|---------|-----|-----------------|
A|-4-7-7-7-9-7-5-4-|-5-9-9-9-12-9-9-9-|-5-9-9-9-12-11-9-7-|-4-7-7-7-9-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-----0-4-5-4-2-0-|-5-4-5-7-9-7-9-12-|-0-4-2-0-|-7-|
E|-0-2-------------|------------------|---------|---|
C|-----------------|------------------|---------|---|
G|-----------------|------------------|---------|---|
A|-12-7-7-7-12-7-7-7-|-12-7-11-7-9-7-7-7-|-14-7-7-7-14-7-7-7-|-14-7-12-7-11-7-9-11-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
C|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
A|-12-7-7-7-12-7-7-7-|-12-7-11-7-9-7-7-7-|-5-4-5-7-9-7-9-12-|-0-4-2-0-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|---------|
C|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|---------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|---------|
A|-7-5-|-4-0-4-7-0-4-7-|-0-4-7-0-4-7-4-0-|-5-0-5-9-0-5-9-|
E|-----|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
C|-----|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
G|-----|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
A|-0-5-9-0-5-9-7-5-|-4-0-4-7-0-4-7-|-0-4-7-0-4-7-4-0-|-5-5-4-5-7-9-12-|
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
C|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-0-4-2-0-|
E|---------|
C|---------|
G|---------|

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

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