jig · Key of G

A sprig of shillelah

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "A sprig of shillelah"A sprig of shillelahanon. (Ireland)202454502005452553203205450224502453252525030532525023205323032520320545255320320545022450245Book: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 994

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X:994
T:A sprig of shillelah
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 994
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
E|DEF GFG|ABA AGF|GBd dcB|AcB AGF|GAB EFG|(DE)F G2::c|BGB dBd|ece (d2c)|
BGB def|gfe dcB|cec BdB|AcB AGF|GBd dcB|AcB AGF|GAB EFG|(DE)F G2:|
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Questions about A sprig of shillelah

  • A sprig of shillelah 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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