jig · Key of G

Down the river

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Down the river"Down the riverDouble jiganon. (Ireland)35255253044032350532053205255253040232523040555Tenor Banjo25323753532055327532023735315153054501053030555Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 336
ABC notation source
X:336
T:Down the river
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 336
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
c|dBG GBd|cAF FAc|Bcd ea(g|f)ed (cB)A|dBG GB(d|c)AF (AB)c|BdB cA(F|A)GG G2:|
||B|Ggf gb(a|g)dc (BA)G|Ggf ba(g|f)ef g2[Ac]|Gg=f df(d|c)AG (FG)A|=fed cA(F|A)GG G2:|
FAQ

Questions about Down the river

  • Down the river is in G, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 97% 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.

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