jig · Key of Am
Contentment is wealth
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:28 T:Contentment is wealth C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 28 R:Double jig M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=128 K:Am (A/B/)|c>BA (A<a)g|e>^de A2c|B>AG Gge|d>(cB/A/) G2 (a/b/)|\ c'ba gba|edB g2e|dBG GAB|cAA A2:| (c/d/)|ecA Acd|e^de A2 B/c/|dBG GBc|d^cd G2 c/d/|ecA Acd|\ eag e2d|edc Bcd|cAA A2:| (e/d/)|cea cea|cAA A2 (d/c/)|Bdg Bdg|BGG G2 e/d/|cBA a^ga|\ bag a2d|edc Bcd|cAA A2:|
FAQ
Questions about Contentment is wealth
Contentment is wealth is in Am, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Moderate. 95% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 8.
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.