When the Roll Is Called up Yonder

Easy Version

Yes, Virginia, there is another mandolin tablature version of When the Roll Is Called up Yonder. The rhythm of the other is a bit trickier.

              When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder

                                        James M. Black, 1893

Mandolin tablature by Elizabeth T. Knuth, 1998.  Based on 
"Smoky Mountain Hymns" vol. 2, arr. Jack Jezzro, Brentwood 
5142J, 1990.

Key: G

Evenly.  Once through slowly (tempo = about 60), then repeat 
(several times) twice as fast.  

E--||-----------|-------------------|-------------------|
A--||--4:----0--|--2-2-2-2-2-0------|--0-------------0--|
D--||--4:--5----|--------------5-5--|----5-5-2--0--5----|
G--||-----------|-------------------|-------------------|
           |_|     |_| |_| |_| |_|     |_| |_|  |  |_|                                            


|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-0----|--0--0--0----0--|--2-2-2-2-2-0------|
|----------------5--|-----------5----|--------------5-5--|
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
   |_| |_| |_| |_|     |  |  |  |_|     |_| |_| |_| |_|                                              


|------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|--0------------0--|--2-2-2---0-0-0----|-----------2-3--|
|----5-5-2-0--5----|--------5-------4--|--5-------------|
|------------------|-------------------|----------------|
   |_| |_| |  |_|     |_| |_| |_| |_|     |  |  |  |_|                                                    


|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|--5--5--5-3-2-3--|--5-5-5-5-2--0-2--|--3--3--3-2-0-2--|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
   |  |  |_| |_|     |_| |_| |  |_|     |  |  |_| |_|                                                   



|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|--3-3-3-3-0--2-3--|--5--5--5-2-0----|----------3--3-0--|
|------------------|--------------5--|--5-5-5-5---------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
   |_| |_| |  |_|     |  |  |_| |_|     |_| |_| |  |_|                                                 


|-------------------|---------3--||
|--2-2-2---0-0-0----|-----2-5----||
|--------5-------4--|--5---------||
|-------------------|------------||
   |_| |_| |_| |_|     |  |_| |                                                  

Tune: Roll Call

Meter is irregular.

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