Annotation:New Tatter Jack
X:1 T:New Tatter Jack M:6/8 L:1/8 R:March or Jig B:Bruce & Emmett's Fifer's and Drummer's Guide (1862, p. 42) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Bm F|F>BB B2c|dcd fed|cAA eAA|ced cBA| F>BB B2c|def b2a|fed cde|fef B2:| |:f/g/|afg a2b|afg a2A|ABA cBA|ced cBA| F>BB B2c|def b2a|fed cde|f^ef B2:|]
NEW TATTER JACK. AKA - "Tatter Jack." American, Quickmarch (6/8 time). B Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A favorite fife tune among reenactment bands, sourced to George Bruce and Dan Emmett's Civil War military tutor written for the Union Army as a resource for training fifers and drummers.