jig · Key of Am

Green sleeves

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Green sleeves"Green sleevesDouble jiganon. (England)02333505255023200232522023335052550232052600Tenor Banjo0235331052552557557530000235331052550232052600Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 209
ABC notation source
X:209
T:Green sleeves
C:anon.
O:England
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 209
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Am
(A/B/|c2)c cde|dBG GAB|cBA ABc|BGE E2 A/B/|c2c cde|dBG GAB|cBA GE^G|A3 A2:|
|:(e/^f/|g)ag gfe|dBG GBd|aba aba|gee e2 (e/^f/|g)ag 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. 96% 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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