jig · Key of Gm

Granu Waile or Ma-Ma

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Granu Waile or Ma-Ma"Granu Waile or Ma-Ma05015310545550130153105133350Tenor Banjo10153105453333653131015310545555Tenor Banjo33501353103531055553501310513105333350Tenor Banjo3331010531310535323365313101531054555Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 546Notes:"Slow"
ABC notation source
X:546
T:Granu Waile or Ma-Ma
M:6/8
L:1/16
B:O'Neill's 546
N:"Slow"
K:Gm
A2 \
| (.d2.=e2.f2) ((dc)(BA)(G^F)) | (G4  .G3) (G4 (AB)) | (c2A2f2) ( (dc)(BA)(GE)) | F4  F2  F4 (d=e) |
| f2=e2f2 ((dc)(BA)(G^F)) | (G2g2).g2 g2 ((gb)(ag)) | {fg}(f2=e2f2)  ((dc) (BA)(G^F)) | (.G2.G2.G2) G4 :|
|| (3d=ef \
| .g2(dc)(BA) .g2(dc)(BA) | (.G2.G2.G2) (G4 (3cd=e ) | .f2((cB)(AG)) f2 ((cB)(AG)) | (.F2.F2.F2) (F4 (d=e)) |
| .f2 (3=efed2 .g2 (3fgf=e2 | .a2 (3gag^f2 .g2(gb)(ag) | {fg}(f2=e2f2) ((d c)(BA)(G^F)) | (.G4 .G2) G4 |]
FAQ

Questions about Granu Waile or Ma-Ma

  • Granu Waile or Ma-Ma is in Gm, in 6/8 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 6.

  • 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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