A New Backing Track For “Tripping Up The Stairs”

Here's a popular Traditional Irish Jig titled, “Tripping Up The Stairs,” played on the 5-string banjo in Standard Open G tuning (gDGBD); capo 2nd fret, 5th string capo 7th fret for key of D. Also known as: “The Eavesdropper,” “Plains Of Kilkorkery” “Sacko's Jig” and “Pride Of Kildate” (to name but a few). I used Dave Hum's performance as a template to make a backing track in the keys of G and A. It's a typo on Dave's YouTube page; he didn't use Double C tuning. I've tabbed out the song for you below. Enjoy!

• Tripping Up The Stairs .PDF Tablature (as played by Dave Hum) | TEF
• Tripping Up The Stairs (key of A, normal)
• Tripping Up The Stairs (key of A, slower)
• Tripping Up The Stairs (key of A, slow)
• Tripping Up The Stairs (key of A, very slow)
• Tripping Up The Stairs (key of A, woodshed)
• Tripping Up The Stairs (key of G, normal)
• Tripping Up The Stairs (key of G, slower)
• Tripping Up The Stairs (key of G, slow)
• Tripping Up The Stairs (key of G, very slow)
• Tripping Up The Stairs (key of G, woodshed)

I used MIDI for the tambourine, bass, keyboard and piano. I'm using real audio loops for the drums, shakers and cymbals.

Dave Hum

(April 11, 1966 - November 14, 2012)