jig · Key of D
Biddy Maloney
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:224 T:Biddy Maloney C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 224 R:Double jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:D (A/G/)|FGA AFA|AFA AFA|BGG AGF|BGE EGE|FGA AFA|AFA d2A|(B/c/d)B AFd|AFD D2:| |:(c/d/)|ecA AcA|ecA d2A|GBG FGA|BGE E2 (c/d/)|ecA dfa|gfe e2A|dcB AFd|AFD D2::(f/g/)|a3 g3|fed cBA| GBG FGA|BGE E2 (f/g/)|agf gbg|fed cBA|dcB AFd|AFD D2::(f/g/)|.a(f/g/a/f/) dfg|.a(f/g/a/f/) dga|.b(g/a/b/g/) ega| .b(g/a/b/g/) efg|.a(f/g/a/f/) bgg|.a(f/g/a/f/) d2A|(B/c/d)B AFd|AFD D2::A|(d/e/d)c dAF|(d/e/d)c dAF|GBG FGA|BGE E2A|(d/e/d)c dAF| (d/e/d)c dAF|dcd efg|fdd d2::g|(f/g/)ab afd|fd(f/g/) afd|g2e f2d|efe efg|(f/g/)ab afd|(f/d/)fg afd| gfg eag|fdd d2::g|fdf ece|dcB AGF|GBG FGA|BGE E2g|fdf ece|dcB AGF|(B/c/d)B AFd|AFD D2:|
FAQ
Questions about Biddy Maloney
Biddy Maloney 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 7.
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.