jig · Key of Em
Handy with the stick
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:143 T:Handy with the stick C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 143 R:Double jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Em (G/A/)|Bed cBA|GEG BGE|DEG GAB|edB cBA|Bed cBA|GEG BGE|DEG GAB|Be^d e2:| |:(e/f/)|gdB GBd|gaf gdB|cAA EAA|ced cBA|GBB Acc|GBA GFE|DEG GAB|Be^d e2:|
FAQ
Questions about Handy with the stick
Handy with the stick is in Em, 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.