jig · Key of Am

Green Sleeves

Also known as Muinlide Glas

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Green Sleeves"Green SleevesMuinlide Glasdouble jig0335052550232002325220Tenor Banjo335052550232052600Tenor Banjo05331052552557557530000Tenor Banjo5331052550232052600Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 994Source: 994 O'Neill's Music of Ireland
ABC notation source
X:994
T:Green Sleeves
T:Muinlide Glas
R:double jig
S:994 O'Neill's Music of Ireland
B:O'Neill's 994
M:6/8
K:Am
A/-B/-|c2 c cde|dBG GAB|cBA ABc|BGE E2 A/-B/-|
|c2 c cde|dBG GAB|cBA GE^G|A3 A2:|
e/-^f/-|gag gfe|dBG GBd|aba aba|gee e2 e/-^f/-|
|gag gfe|dBG GAB|cBA GE^G|A3 A2:|
FAQ

Questions about Green Sleeves

  • Green Sleeves is in Am, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 95% 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. 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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