jig · Key of Gm

Crabs in the skillet

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Crabs in the skillet"Crabs in the skilletDouble jiganon. (Ireland)120554501356531053105355450153031053033233035Tenor Banjo125353310131105350105303553533101311053501053033303323Tenor Banjo12501356531053105450153031053033233035Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 306
ABC notation source
X:306
T:Crabs in the skillet
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 306
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Gm
D|:G3 d2^F|(G2A) (B2c)|ded cBA|dcB AGF|G3 d2^F|(G2A) (B2d)|cAc f=ed|[1 cAF F=EF:|[2 cAF G2||
|:d|gag gf=e|fgf f=ed|cd=e fed|cAF G2d|gag gf=e|fgf f=ed|cd=e fed|[1 cAF F2:|[2 cAF F=EF||
|:G2 z A2 z|B2 z c2 z|ded cBA|dcB AG^F|G2 z A2 z|B2 z d2 z|cAc f=ed|[1 cAF F=EF:|[2 cAF G2|]
FAQ

Questions about Crabs in the skillet

  • Crabs in the skillet is in Gm, 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.

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