jig · Key of A
Be easy you rogue!
O’Neill 1907 no. 299
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X:299 T:Be easy you rogue! C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 299 R:Double jig m:Mn = (3n/o/n/ M:6/8 L:1/8 K:A E|(A<c)A BAF|d3 d2 z|(A/B/c).A BAF|B3 B2 z|(A<c)A BAF|ded dfa|ecA MBAF|A3 A2:| |:(c/d/)|ecA ecA|d3 dfa|ecA ecA|B3 B2 z|AcA BAF|DFA dfa|ecA MBAF|A3 A2:| |:d|cAA BFF|AEE fda|ecA BAF|B2 z B2d|.c(A/B/c/A/) .B(G/A/B/G/)|.A(E/F/G/E/) dfa|ecA <BAF|A3 A2:| |:e|aga (f/e/d/c/B/A/)|ddd d2f|aga (f/e/d/c/B/A/)|BBB B2 (f/g/)|aga (f/e/d/c/B/A/)|DFA dfa|ecA MBAF|A3 A2:|
FAQ
Questions about Be easy you rogue!
Be easy you rogue! is in A, in 6/8 time. The A 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 6.
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.