jig · Key of D
Gillan's apples
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:287 T:Gillan's apples C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 287 R:Double jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:D (3A/B/c/|dAF FAF|FAF F2d|AFE EFE|EFE EFA|dAF FEF|DFA d2e|fed cdB|A3 A2:| |:d|cAe cAe|cAe edc|dBf dBf|dBf fed|cAe cAe|cAe e2a|fed cdB|A3 A2:| |:d|cBA BAF|dAF D2d|cBA BAF|AFE E2d|cBA BAF|DFA d2e|fed cdB|A3 A2:| |:d|cAA eAA|(f/g/a)f edc|dBB fBB|(f/g/a)f fed|cAA eAA|fAA cea|fed cdB|A3 A2:|
FAQ
Questions about Gillan's apples
Gillan's apples is in D, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Very easy. 100% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 5.
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.