About The New Five Cents
The New Five Cents is a two-part old-time fiddle reel in D major — intermediate, running from D to g and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.
- Type
- Reel, two parts, each usually played twice
- Key
- D major · 4/4
- Range
- D to g · first position
- Notes used
- C♯ D D♯ E F F♯ G G♯ A B
- Level
- Intermediate
The New Five Cents — sheet music
D 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
F♯ E | D f♯ f♯ d | e g B C♯ d B | A d f♯ d d♯ e e e A F♯ E | D f♯ f♯ d | e g e d B d C♯ B | A G D F♯ D E D D D D F♯ E F♯ | D D D D d d B | A F♯ F♯ F♯ d d B | A F F♯ F♯ d d B A E E F♯ F♯ D G♯ A | E E E E E d d B | A F♯ F♯ d C♯ d | B B d C♯ B A A B C♯ C♯ A g f♯ e | C♯ d d d d d d B | d d d d d
The New Five Cents — tab
Tenor banjo · mandolin · fiddle · guitar · ukulele — tap one to open it
The New Five Cents — Tenor banjo tab
G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position
E|-----|---2-2---|-0-3---------|-----2---| A|-----|-------5-|-----2-4-5-2-|-0-5---5-| D|-4-2-|-0-------|-------------|---------| G|-----|---------|-------------|---------|
E|---0-0-0-------|---2-2---|-0-3-0-----------|-------------| A|-6-------0-----|-------5-|-------5-2-5-4-2-|-0-----------| D|-----------4-2-|-0-------|-----------------|---5-0-4-0-2-| G|---------------|---------|-----------------|-------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| A|---------------|---------5-5-2-|-0-------5-5-2-|-0-------5-5-2-| D|-0-0-0-0-4-2-4-|-0-0-0-0-------|---4-4-4-------|---3-4-4-------| G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------| A|-0-------------0-|-----------5-5-2-|-0-----5-4-5-|-2-2-5-4-2-0-| D|---2-2-4-4-0-6---|-2-2-2-2-2-------|---4-4-------|-------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-----------3-2-0-|-----------------|-----------| A|-0-2-4-4-0-------|-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|
Numbers are frets. Tenor banjo sounds an octave below the written notes.
The New Five Cents — Mandolin tab
G D A E · open position
E|-----|---2-2---|-0-3---------|-----2---| A|-----|-------5-|-----2-4-5-2-|-0-5---5-| D|-4-2-|-0-------|-------------|---------| G|-----|---------|-------------|---------|
E|---0-0-0-------|---2-2---|-0-3-0-----------|-------------| A|-6-------0-----|-------5-|-------5-2-5-4-2-|-0-----------| D|-----------4-2-|-0-------|-----------------|---5-0-4-0-2-| G|---------------|---------|-----------------|-------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| A|---------------|---------5-5-2-|-0-------5-5-2-|-0-------5-5-2-| D|-0-0-0-0-4-2-4-|-0-0-0-0-------|---4-4-4-------|---3-4-4-------| G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------| A|-0-------------0-|-----------5-5-2-|-0-----5-4-5-|-2-2-5-4-2-0-| D|---2-2-4-4-0-6---|-2-2-2-2-2-------|---4-4-------|-------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-----------3-2-0-|-----------------|-----------| A|-0-2-4-4-0-------|-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|
Numbers are frets. Same strings as the fiddle, so the same notes fall in the same places.
The New Five Cents — fiddle fingering
G D A E · first position — finger numbers
E|-----|---1-1---|-0-L2---------|-----1---| A|-----|-------3-|------1-2-3-1-|-0-3---3-| D|-2-1-|-0-------|--------------|---------| G|-----|---------|--------------|---------|
E|----0-0-0-------|---1-1---|-0-L2-0-----------|-------------| A|-H3-------0-----|-------3-|--------3-1-3-2-1-|-0-----------| D|------------2-1-|-0-------|------------------|---3-0-2-0-1-| G|----------------|---------|------------------|-------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| A|---------------|---------3-3-1-|-0-------3-3-1-|-0--------3-3-1-| D|-0-0-0-0-2-1-2-|-0-0-0-0-------|---2-2-2-------|---L2-2-2-------| G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------| A|-0--------------0-|-----------3-3-1-|-0-----3-2-3-|-1-1-3-2-1-0-| D|---1-1-2-2-0-H3---|-1-1-1-1-1-------|---2-2-------|-------------| G|------------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-----------L2-1-0-|-----------------|-----------| A|-0-1-2-2-0--------|-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-| D|------------------|-----------------|-----------| G|------------------|-----------------|-----------|
0 = open string · 1–4 = finger · L = low (half step back), H = high.
The New Five Cents — Guitar tab
E A D G B E · open position
e|-----|---2-2---|-0-3---------|-----2---| B|-----|-------3-|-----0-2-3-0-|---3---3-| G|-----|---------|-------------|-2-------| D|-4-2-|-0-------|-------------|---------| A|-----|---------|-------------|---------| E|-----|---------|-------------|---------|
e|---0-0-0-------|---2-2---|-0-3-0-----------|-------------| B|-4-------------|-------3-|-------3-0-3-2-0-|-------------| G|---------2-----|---------|-----------------|-2-0---------| D|-----------4-2-|-0-------|-----------------|-----0-4-0-2-| A|---------------|---------|-----------------|-------------| E|---------------|---------|-----------------|-------------|
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------3-3-0-|---------3-3-0-|---------3-3-0-| G|---------------|---------------|-2-------------|-2-------------| D|-0-0-0-0-4-2-4-|-0-0-0-0-------|---4-4-4-------|---3-4-4-------| A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------| B|-----------------|-----------3-3-0-|-------3-2-3-|-0-0-3-2-0---| G|-2-----------1-2-|-----------------|-2-----------|-----------2-| D|---2-2-4-4-0-----|-2-2-2-2-2-------|---4-4-------|-------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|
e|-----------3-2-0-|-----------------|-----------| B|---0-2-2---------|-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-| G|-2-------2-------|-----------------|-----------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|
Numbers are frets; the bottom line is the low E string.
The New Five Cents — Ukulele tab
G C E A (high G) · open position
A|-----|---9-9-5-|-7-10-2-4-5-2-|-0-5-9-5-| E|-2-0-|---------|--------------|---------| C|-----|-2-------|--------------|---------| G|-----|---------|--------------|---------|
A|-6-7-7-7-0-----|---9-9-5-|-7-10-7-5-2-5-4-2-|-0-----------| E|-----------2-0-|---------|------------------|-------2---0-| C|---------------|-2-------|------------------|-----2---2---| G|---------------|---------|------------------|---0---------|
A|---------------|---------5-5-2-|-0-------5-5-2-|-0-------5-5-2-| E|---------2-0-2-|---------------|---2-2-2-------|---1-2-2-------| C|-2-2-2-2-------|-2-2-2-2-------|---------------|---------------| G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-0-------------0-|-----------5-5-2-|-0-----5-4-5-|-2-2-5-4-2-0-| E|---0-0-2-2-------|-0-0-0-0-0-------|---2-2-------|-------------| C|-----------2-----|-----------------|-------------|-------------| G|-------------1---|-----------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-0-2-4-4-0-10-9-7-|-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-| E|------------------|-----------------|-----------| C|------------------|-----------------|-----------| G|------------------|-----------------|-----------|
Numbers are frets; the top line is the A string, the bottom line the high G.
The New Five Cents chords
D major · 3 chords: D, G, A
One box per bar, in the same order as the sheet music. A faded chord carries on from the bar before.
Guitar chords for The New Five Cents
Strings E A D G B E, low to high · o = open string, × = don't play it
Ukulele chords for The New Five Cents
Strings G C E A, low to high · o = open string, × = don't play it
Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for The New Five Cents
Strings G D A E, low to high · o = open string, × = don't play it
More reels and tunes like it
This traditional setting comes from Jim’s Roots & Blues. The tune itself is traditional. Tabs and letter names worked out by The Music Arcade.