X: 1
T: Life is all checkered (G major) / Come Under My Plaidie / Tibbie Dunbar / Johnny McGill
C: traditional
O: Scotland/Ireland
R: Double Jig
N: also played in D major
N: the second part is related to 'The Battering Ram'
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from the 'Life is all checkered' album
D: 1994: The Riverside Ceilidh Band: First Footing
D: 1995: Christina Tourin: Emerald Harp
D: 2001: Joe Cormier: The Dances Down Home
D: 2003: John Turner: Fiddling Rogues and Rascals
D: 2012: Jim Cameron Scottish Dance Band: Legendary Scottish Dance Bands, Vol. 1 (Compilation)
D: 2013: Ian Powrie and his Scottish Dance Band: Vintage Powrie
D: 2014: Nathan Gourley, Laura Feddersen & Brian Miller: Life is all Checkered
D: 2015: John Renton and his Scottish Dance Band: RSCDS Book 11
D: 2015: Haud Yer Lugs Ceilidh Band: Scottish Anthology, Vol. 2
D: 2019: The 60s Bairns: Recorded Delivery
N: Chords: | G  -  | G  -  | G  -  | Em -   |
N:         | G  -  | G  -  | D  -  | Em Em :|
N:         | G  D  | G  -  | G  D  | Em -   |
N:         | G  D  | G  -  | Em -  | Em D   |
N:         | G  D  | G  -  | G  D  | Em -   |
N:         | G  D  | G  -  | D  -  | Em Em  |]
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=170
K: G major % 1 sharp
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: e | dBB BAB | dBB B2e | dBB BAB | GEE E2e  |
N:     dBB BAB | ded BAG | ABc BAB | GEE E2  :|
N: e | deg aga | bge edB | deg aga | bge e2f  |
N:     gfg aga | bge edB | eag ede | gdB A2d  |
N:     gfg aga | bge edB | gab abc'| bge e2a  |
N:     bag agf | gfe dBG | ABc BAB | GEE E2   |]
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
e | "G" dBB     BAB | "G" dBB B2e | "G"  dBB     BAB | "Em" GEE      E2e  |
    "G" dBB     BAB | "G" ded BAG | "D"  ABc     BAB | "Em" GEE "Em" E2  :|
e | "G" deg "D" aga | "G" bge edB | "G"  deg "D" aga | "Em" bge      e2f  |
    "G" gfg "D" aga | "G" bge edB | "Em" eag     ede | "Em" gdB "D"  A2d  |
    "G" gfg "D" aga | "G" bge edB | "G"  gab "D" abc'| "Em" bge      e2a  |
    "G" bag "D" agf | "G" gfe dBG | "D"  ABc     BAB | "Em" GEE "Em" E2   |]