A New Backing Track For “Off She Goes”

This is a fun jig called “Off She Goes,” played on the 5-string banjo by Dave Hum in standard tuning (gDGBD); capo 2nd fret, 5th string capo 7th fret, for key of A. Also known as “Humpty Dumpty” or “Lancer's Quadrille.” There is a key change in Dave's backing track half way through the tune to the key of E, but to keep things simple I chose to make my backing track entirely in the key of A. Playing in the key of E felt awkward for me, so I just kept the track in one key. I have made tracks in both keys of A and G for your preference. Enjoy!

• Off She Goes Tabs (.pdf)
• Off She Goes Tabs (.tef)
• Off She Goes (key of A, normal)
• Off She Goes (key of A, slower)
• Off She Goes (key of A, slow)
• Off She Goes (key of A, very slow)
• Off She Goes (key of A, woodshed)
• Off She Goes (key of G, normal)
• Off She Goes (key of G, slower)
• Off She Goes (key of G, slow)
• Off She Goes (key of G, very slow)
• Off She Goes (key of G, woodshed)

I used MIDI for the bass, drums, piano padding and keyboard parts. I used real audio for the tambourine and shaker. This is a fun tune to learn and play.

Dave Hum

(April 11, 1966 - November 14, 2012)