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About The Yellow Rose Of Texas

The Yellow Rose Of Texas is a folk song in C major — beginner-friendly, running from E to f and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

Type
Folk song
Key
C major · 2/2
Range
E to f · first position
Notes used
C D E F G A B
Level
Beginner-friendly

The Yellow Rose Of Texas — sheet music

C major · 2/2

The notes

Letter names, bar by bar · capitals up to C in the third space, lower case from the D on the 4th line

G F | E G G G | A G F | E G C d e e | e G G e | e d C | B C d e d G | E G G G | A G F | E G C d e G | G f f f | f e d | C G e d C G F | E G G G | A G F | E G C d e G | G e e e | e d C | B C d e d G F | E G G G | A G G F | E G C d e G G | G f f f | f e d C | C G e d C

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The Yellow Rose Of Texas — tab

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

The Yellow Rose Of Texas — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

E|-----|---------|-------|---------|
A|-----|---------|-0-----|-----3-5-|
D|-5-3-|-2-5-5-5-|---5-3-|-2-5-----|
G|-----|---------|-------|---------|
E|-0-0-|-0-----0-|-0-----|-------0-|
A|-----|---------|---5-3-|-2-3-5---|
D|-----|---5-5---|-------|---------|
G|-----|---------|-------|---------|
E|-----|---------|-------|---------|
A|-5---|---------|-0-----|-----3-5-|
D|---5-|-2-5-5-5-|---5-3-|-2-5-----|
G|-----|---------|-------|---------|
E|-0---|---1-1-1-|-1-0---|-----0---|
A|-----|---------|-----5-|-3-----5-|
D|---5-|-5-------|-------|---5-----|
G|-----|---------|-------|---------|
E|-------|---------|-------|---------|
A|-3-----|---------|-0-----|-----3-5-|
D|---5-3-|-2-5-5-5-|---5-3-|-2-5-----|
G|-------|---------|-------|---------|
E|-0---|---0-0-0-|-0-----|-------0-|
A|-----|---------|---5-3-|-2-3-5---|
D|---5-|-5-------|-------|---------|
G|-----|---------|-------|---------|
E|-------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-5-----|---------|-0-------|-----3-5-|
D|---5-3-|-2-5-5-5-|---5-5-3-|-2-5-----|
G|-------|---------|---------|---------|
E|-0-----|---1-1-1-|-1-0-----|-----0---|
A|-------|---------|-----5-3-|-3-----5-|
D|---5-5-|-5-------|---------|---5-----|
G|-------|---------|---------|---------|
E|---|
A|-3-|
D|---|
G|---|

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

The Yellow Rose Of Texas — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

E|-----|---------|-------|---------|
A|-----|---------|-0-----|-----3-5-|
D|-5-3-|-2-5-5-5-|---5-3-|-2-5-----|
G|-----|---------|-------|---------|
E|-0-0-|-0-----0-|-0-----|-------0-|
A|-----|---------|---5-3-|-2-3-5---|
D|-----|---5-5---|-------|---------|
G|-----|---------|-------|---------|
E|-----|---------|-------|---------|
A|-5---|---------|-0-----|-----3-5-|
D|---5-|-2-5-5-5-|---5-3-|-2-5-----|
G|-----|---------|-------|---------|
E|-0---|---1-1-1-|-1-0---|-----0---|
A|-----|---------|-----5-|-3-----5-|
D|---5-|-5-------|-------|---5-----|
G|-----|---------|-------|---------|
E|-------|---------|-------|---------|
A|-3-----|---------|-0-----|-----3-5-|
D|---5-3-|-2-5-5-5-|---5-3-|-2-5-----|
G|-------|---------|-------|---------|
E|-0---|---0-0-0-|-0-----|-------0-|
A|-----|---------|---5-3-|-2-3-5---|
D|---5-|-5-------|-------|---------|
G|-----|---------|-------|---------|
E|-------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-5-----|---------|-0-------|-----3-5-|
D|---5-3-|-2-5-5-5-|---5-5-3-|-2-5-----|
G|-------|---------|---------|---------|
E|-0-----|---1-1-1-|-1-0-----|-----0---|
A|-------|---------|-----5-3-|-3-----5-|
D|---5-5-|-5-------|---------|---5-----|
G|-------|---------|---------|---------|
E|---|
A|-3-|
D|---|
G|---|

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

The Yellow Rose Of Texas — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

E|------|---------|--------|----------|
A|------|---------|-0------|-----L2-3-|
D|-3-L2-|-1-3-3-3-|---3-L2-|-1-3------|
G|------|---------|--------|----------|
E|-0-0-|-0-----0-|-0------|--------0-|
A|-----|---------|---3-L2-|-1-L2-3---|
D|-----|---3-3---|--------|----------|
G|-----|---------|--------|----------|
E|-----|---------|--------|----------|
A|-3---|---------|-0------|-----L2-3-|
D|---3-|-1-3-3-3-|---3-L2-|-1-3------|
G|-----|---------|--------|----------|
E|-0---|---L1-L1-L1-|-L1-0---|------0---|
A|-----|------------|------3-|-L2-----3-|
D|---3-|-3----------|--------|----3-----|
G|-----|------------|--------|----------|
E|---------|---------|--------|----------|
A|-L2------|---------|-0------|-----L2-3-|
D|----3-L2-|-1-3-3-3-|---3-L2-|-1-3------|
G|---------|---------|--------|----------|
E|-0---|---0-0-0-|-0------|--------0-|
A|-----|---------|---3-L2-|-1-L2-3---|
D|---3-|-3-------|--------|----------|
G|-----|---------|--------|----------|
E|--------|---------|----------|----------|
A|-3------|---------|-0--------|-----L2-3-|
D|---3-L2-|-1-3-3-3-|---3-3-L2-|-1-3------|
G|--------|---------|----------|----------|
E|-0-----|---L1-L1-L1-|-L1-0------|------0---|
A|-------|------------|------3-L2-|-L2-----3-|
D|---3-3-|-3----------|-----------|----3-----|
G|-------|------------|-----------|----------|
E|----|
A|-L2-|
D|----|
G|----|

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

The Yellow Rose Of Texas — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

The Yellow Rose Of Texas — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

A|-----|---------|-0-----|-----3-5-|
E|---1-|-0-------|-----1-|-0-------|
C|-----|---------|-------|---------|
G|-0---|---0-0-0-|---0---|---0-----|
A|-7-7-|-7-----7-|-7-5-3-|-2-3-5-7-|
E|-----|---------|-------|---------|
C|-----|---------|-------|---------|
G|-----|---0-0---|-------|---------|
A|-5---|---------|-0-----|-----3-5-|
E|-----|-0-------|-----1-|-0-------|
C|-----|---------|-------|---------|
G|---0-|---0-0-0-|---0---|---0-----|
A|-7---|---8-8-8-|-8-7-5-|-3---7-5-|
E|-----|---------|-------|---------|
C|-----|---------|-------|---------|
G|---0-|-0-------|-------|---0-----|
A|-3-----|---------|-0-----|-----3-5-|
E|-----1-|-0-------|-----1-|-0-------|
C|-------|---------|-------|---------|
G|---0---|---0-0-0-|---0---|---0-----|
A|-7---|---7-7-7-|-7-5-3-|-2-3-5-7-|
E|-----|---------|-------|---------|
C|-----|---------|-------|---------|
G|---0-|-0-------|-------|---------|
A|-5-----|---------|-0-------|-----3-5-|
E|-----1-|-0-------|-------1-|-0-------|
C|-------|---------|---------|---------|
G|---0---|---0-0-0-|---0-0---|---0-----|
A|-7-----|---8-8-8-|-8-7-5-3-|-3---7-5-|
E|-------|---------|---------|---------|
C|-------|---------|---------|---------|
G|---0-0-|-0-------|---------|---0-----|
A|-3-|
E|---|
C|---|
G|---|

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

The Yellow Rose Of Texas chords

C major · 6 chords: C, C♯dim, G7, Am7, D7, F

pickup
C
C
C
C
C C♯dim
G7 Am7
D7
G7
C
C
C
C
G7
C F
C G7
C
C
C
C
C
C C♯dim
G7 Am7
D7
G7
C
C
C
C C♯dim
G7
C F
C G7
C

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 Yellow Rose Of Texas

Strings E A D G B E, low to high · o = open string, × = don't play it

C×C♯dimG7Am7×D7××F

Ukulele chords for The Yellow Rose Of Texas

Strings G C E A, low to high · o = open string, × = don't play it

CC♯dimG7Am7D7F

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for The Yellow Rose Of Texas

Strings G D A E, low to high · o = open string, × = don't play it

CC♯dimG7Am7D7F

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This melody comes from The Public Domain Song Anthology (David Berger & Chuck Israels), released CC0. The song is in the public domain. Tabs and letter names worked out by The Music Arcade.

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