jig · Key of G

A merry christmas

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "A merry christmas"A merry christmasDouble jiganon. (Ireland)050205230352550205254000245020523035252450532555254050232052523502337352535753205235252450532555Book: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 103

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X:103
T:A merry christmas
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 103
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
D|GAB AGE|ceg dBG|GAB AGE|{G}FDD DEF|GAB AGE|ceg dBG|EFG (A<d)c|BGG G2:|
|:B|d^ce def|gfe dBG|Bcd efg|(gb)g afd|g/a/b.a gfe|dBg dBG|EFG (A<d)c|BGG G2:|
FAQ

Questions about A merry christmas

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

  • Easy. 98% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.

  • 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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