slip jig · Key of G

Give Us a Drink of Water

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Give Us a Drink of Water"Give Us a Drink of Waterslip jig052535320525230000253532052302555Tenor Banjo53230235253230235532375320502352535Tenor Banjo323023525323023557535323250235253Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1131Notes:"Collected by F. O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X:1131
T:Give Us a Drink of Water
R:slip jig
N:"Collected by F. O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 1131
M:9/8
L:1/8
K:G
D| GBd gdc BAG | (B<d)B cAA A2A-| GBd gdc BAG | (B<c)A BGG G2 :|
d | gfg efg afd | gfg efg a2d | gfg bag fed | efg afd g2d |
gfg efg afd | gfg efg a2a | bag agf gfd | efg afd g2 ||
FAQ

Questions about Give Us a Drink of Water

  • Give Us a Drink of Water is in G, in 9/8 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 7.

  • It is a slip jig, written in 9/8.

  • 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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