jig · Key of Bm
Galway Tom
O’Neill 1907 no. 34
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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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.
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. 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.