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About The Rose In The Heather

The Rose In The Heather is a four-part Irish jig in D major — intermediate, running from B, to b and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

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

The Rose In The Heather — sheet music

D 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

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

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The Rose In The Heather — tab

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

The Rose In The Heather — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

The Rose In The Heather — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

The Rose In The Heather — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

The Rose In The Heather — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

The Rose In The Heather — Ukulele tab

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

A|-5-9-7-5-2-|-5-9-12-14-12-9-|-12-14-17-19-17-19-|-21-17-14-12-9-7-|
E|-----------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
C|-----------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
G|-----------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-9-7-9-7-|-5-9-12-14-16-17-|-19-17-14-12-9-7-|-9-5-5-5-|
E|---------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
C|---------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
G|---------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
A|-21-17-14-12-14-17-|-21-24-24-24-21-17-|-22-21-19-17-|-14-19-19-19-17-19-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|
C|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|
A|-21-17-14-12-14-17-|-21-24-24-24-21-24-|-26-24-21-22-21-19-|-21-17-17-17-19-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
C|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
A|-21-17-14-12-9-7-|-9-7-9-7-|-5-9-12-14-12-9-|-12-14-17-19-17-19-|
E|-----------------|---------|----------------|-------------------|
C|-----------------|---------|----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|---------|----------------|-------------------|
A|-21-17-14-12-9-7-|-5-9-7-5-2-|-5-9-12-14-12-9-|-12-17-14-12-9-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-9-5-5-5-|-9-5-5-5-19-|-21-17-14-12-9-12-|-17-21-24-24-21-17-|
E|---------|------------|------------------|-------------------|
C|---------|------------|------------------|-------------------|
G|---------|------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|-22-21-19-17-|-14-19-19-19-17-19-|-21-17-14-12-9-12-|-17-21-24-24-21-24-|
E|-------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
C|-------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|-26-24-21-22-21-19-|-21-17-17-17-19-|-21-17-14-12-9-7-|
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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