slip jig · Key of A
Blind Billy
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:1129 T:Blind Billy R:slip jig B:O'Neill's 1129 M:9/8 L:1/8 K:A dec A2f ecA | dec A2g f2e | dec A2f ecA | fBB Bce f2e :| a2a a2f ecA | ada a2e f2e | fga ada ece | fBB Bce f2e | ada ada ecA | ada a2e f2e | fga ada ece | fBB Bce f2e ||
FAQ
Questions about Blind Billy
Blind Billy is in A, in 9/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
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 slip jig, written in 9/8.
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.