set dance · Key of Em
Hurry the jug
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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X:971 T:Hurry the jug C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 971 R:Long dance, set dance M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Em D|EFE G2A|BGE FEF|DED F2G|AdB AFD|EFE G2A|BGE FGA|BdB AdF|EGF E2:| |:A|AFA d2d|^cec d2A|AFA d2A|BAG FED|E2e e2f|g2e f2d|B2e e2f|gfe fdB| AFA d2d|^cec d2A|AFA d2A|BAG FED|EFE G2A|BGE FGA|BdB AdF|EGF E2:|
FAQ
Questions about Hurry the jug
Hurry the jug is in Em, in 6/8 time. The E minor scale gives you every note it uses.
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 set dance, written in 6/8.
Yes. Copy the ABC below into the ABC transposer, move the transpose control by semitone, and the notation and tab are redrawn together in the new key. Handy if a singer wants it lower or the tune sits awkwardly on the neck.
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.