jig · Key of D
Before I Was Married
Also known as Roime Mo Posad
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:999 T:Before I Was Married T:Roime Mo Posad R:double jig C:"collected by F.O'Neill" S:999 O'Neill's Music of Ireland N:fermata at end of first part N:"D.C." under the staff at the end B:O'Neill's 999 M:6/8 K:D A/-G/ \ | FGA Afe | dBB B2 A/-G/ | FGA Ade | fdd d2 A/-G/ | | FGA Afe | dBB B2 A/-G/ | FGA Aag | fdd d2 :| |: d/-e/ \ | fef afe | dBd d2 d/-e/ | fgf e^de | fdB B2 d/-e/ | | fef afe | dBc d2 d/-e/ | faf e^de | fdB B2 :|
FAQ
Questions about Before I Was Married
Before I Was Married is in D, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
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. 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.