SimplyMandolin
tabs & music for the mandolin player
The White Petticoat is in a minor key and sounds great on the mandolin – fast, or slow. It’s really not a finger-buster, but it does have a few twists, and because it’s a jig, you need to keep that down-up-down, down-up-down picking pattern going. That can maybe make it a little challenging and interesting, but it’s well worth the effort.
The White Petticoat is in the key of E minor.
Listen to The White Petticoat for mandolin:
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Brid Harper’s Jig is a nice little melody in the Key of Dmin. Another great tune to help you work on your “DUD DUD” picking pattern (down-up-down, down-up-down). This version is fairly basic, and really not too difficult. The trickiest part may be in the 15th and 16th measures, but your fingers will work through it.
Listen to Brid Harper’s Jig for mandolin.
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If you haven’t heard the story about Calum’s Road on the Isle of Raasay, in Scotland, then here’s an interesting link for more information. I first heard Calum’s Road on youtube. Someone had put up a video of the tune by Capercaillie, a Scottish band (see the video below). I did my best to transcribe it for mandolin.
Listen to Calum’s Road for mandolin:
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Listen to Out on the Ocean for mandolin:
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Listen to “Over the Moor to Maggie” for mandolin:
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