jig · Key of G

A Draught of Ale

O’Neill 1903 no. 912

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "A Draught of Ale."A Draught of Ale.Jig0520502532535205204004052050253253030525304550323203052554552520005032320305255455253045Book: O'Neill's 912Notes:"collected by J. O'Neill."

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X:912
T:A Draught of Ale.
B:O'Neill's 912
N:"collected by J. O'Neill."
M:6/8
R:Jig
L:1/8
K:G
D | GBA G2A | Bdg Bdg | GBA G2B | AFD AFD  |
GBA G2A | Bdg Bdg | ecA dBG | cAF G2 :|
|| d | egf g2f | ege dBG | GFG dBG | BAA A2d  |
egf g2f | ege dBG | GFG dBG | cAF G2 :|
FAQ

Questions about A Draught of Ale

  • A Draught of Ale is in G, in 6/8 time. The G major scale gives you every note it uses.

  • Very easy. 100% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 5.

  • It is a jig, written in 6/8.

  • Yes. Copy the ABC below into the ABC transposer, move the transpose control by semitone, and the notation and tab are redrawn together in the new key. Handy if a singer wants it lower or the tune sits awkwardly on the neck.

  • Yes. Tenor banjo, mandolin and octave mandola are all tuned GDAE, so the tab above is identical for all three. A bouzouki tuned GDAD needs the top string adjusting, which the converter handles.

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