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Tripping Up The Stairs sheet music

Tripping Up The Stairs appears here in scores that open in D major, with two sharps, and in 6/8 time. One setting is presented as traditional music with a harmony credit for Laurie Griffiths; the other listings name no composer. Compare the settings by key, metre and scoring before choosing one for practice or performance.

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What the scores show

The listed scores for Tripping Up The Stairs share an opening key of D major and an opening 6/8 time signature. One setting is a two-track version credited 'Air Trad Harmony Laurie Griffiths'; the others are single-track. The entries do not specify instruments, so check the notation before assuming a particular scoring.

Feeling 6/8 time

A 6/8 signature is compound duple: two main beats to the bar, each divided into three eighth notes. That gives the music a lilting, in-three feel within a two-beat pulse. One setting lists an opening tempo of 184 BPM, but that is a starting indication for that score, not a required speed for every performance.

Comparing the settings

Use the title and credit lines to distinguish the versions. 'Tripping Up The Stairs' and 'Tripping up the Stairs' differ in capitalisation, while 'Traditional music - Tripping Up Stairs' drops 'the' and adds a descriptive prefix. The two-track setting names a harmony credit; the single-track settings do not.

What the listings do not establish

The listings do not identify a composer, place of origin, date, genre, instrument or difficulty level for Tripping Up The Stairs. The title variants may refer to the same tune, but that identity is not confirmed. Treat the key and time signatures as opening indications only, since a tune can change key or metre later.

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Common questions

What key is Tripping Up The Stairs in?

The scores listed for Tripping Up The Stairs open in D major, with a key signature of two sharps. That describes the opening key of those settings; it does not rule out a change of key later in a performance.

What time signature is Tripping Up The Stairs in?

Tripping Up The Stairs is notated in 6/8 time in the scores listed here. A 6/8 metre groups six eighth notes into two main beats, each divided into three, giving a compound-duple pulse rather than a simple one.

Is there a version of Tripping Up The Stairs with a harmony part?

One setting of Tripping Up The Stairs is credited as 'Air Trad Harmony Laurie Griffiths' and contains two tracks. The credit names a harmony, but the listing does not state which track carries melody and which carries harmony, so check the notation.

Who composed Tripping Up The Stairs?

The listings name no composer for Tripping Up The Stairs: one setting is described as traditional music, and another credits Laurie Griffiths with harmony rather than composition.

What tempo is Tripping Up The Stairs played at?

One setting of Tripping Up The Stairs lists an opening tempo of 184 BPM, while the other listed scores give no tempo. That figure is a starting indication for that particular score, not a fixed speed for all performances of the tune.

Does Tripping Up The Stairs appear under different titles?

The title appears in the listings as 'Tripping Up The Stairs', 'Tripping up the Stairs' and 'Traditional music - Tripping Up Stairs'.