jig · Key of Bm

Galway Tom

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Galway Tom"Galway TomDouble jiganon. (Ireland)= 12850220220220250220205220250220220220275220525225Tenor Banjo12040040040052522522522450402525250257525205252252525202Tenor Banjo502575257525752502575232025250255525552523573252320252Tenor Banjo120400400400525224025225040252525025752205252252524202Tenor Banjo ~5255055255555525505220252550550257522052524202Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 34
ABC notation source
X:34
T:Galway Tom
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 34
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=128
K:Bm
def fef|fef fef|def fef|edB BAB|def fef|fef fef|baf fed|fdB B2d:|
AFA AFA|AFA A2d|BGB BGB|BGB Bcd|AFA BGB|dBd efa|baf {a}fed|[1fdB B2d:|[2fdB {d}BAB||
def (ab/a/f)|(ab/a/f) (ab/a/f)|def (ab/a/f)|gfe fdB|def a/a/af|a/a/af a2f|(g/a/bg) faf|gfe fdB:|
AFD DFA|AFA A2d|BGE EFA|BGB B2d|AFA BGB|dBd efa|baf fed|[1fdB B2d:|[2fdB {c}BAB||
d3 fdd|edd fdd|d/d/dd fdd|edB BAB|"  ~"Nd3fdd|edd efa|baf fed|fdB {c}BAB:|
FAQ

Questions about Galway Tom

  • Galway Tom is in Bm, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 96% 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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