jig · Key of G
Charley the prayermaster
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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ABC notation source
X:122
T:Charley the prayermaster
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 122
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
A|GED G2A|Bee dBA|GED GAB|({d}c)BA BGE|GED G2A|Bee dBA|GED G2A|BGG G2:|
|:d|e2d Le2d|efe edB|d2B Ld2B|dge dBG|e2d Le2f|{a}gfe dBA|GED G2A|BGG G2:|FAQ
Questions about Charley the prayermaster
Charley the prayermaster 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.