jig · Key of D

Grandfather's pet

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Grandfather's pet"Grandfather's petDouble jiganon. (Ireland)0520020520020503250520520020520020523532305Tenor Banjo02323205055302323205040002322050233532530455Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 124
ABC notation source
X:124
T:Grandfather's pet
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 124
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
e|dBA ABA|dBA ABA|d2e ({g}f2)d|e2d B2e|dBA ABA|dBA ABA|d2 f ({g}a2)g|fge d2:|
|:e|fgf ({g}f)ed|e2 d ({a}g2)e|fgf ({g}f)ed|ecA A2e|fgf fed|e2f g2g|agf ({a}g)ec|d3 d2:|
FAQ

Questions about Grandfather's pet

  • Grandfather's pet 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.

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