jig · Key of Gm

I'm a silly old man

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "I'm a silly old man"I'm a silly old manSingle jiganon. (Ireland)011135300315501030001113530031505455Tenor Banjo01550235305332351550135316165305105455Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 404Notes:A variant of Greeneleeves? - Or are the similaritiesjust a coincidence?
ABC notation source
X:404
T:I'm a silly old man
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 404
N:A variant of Greeneleeves? - Or are the similarities
N:just a coincidence?
R:Single jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Gm
A|B2B (Bc)(d|c2A) A2c|B2G GAB|AFD D2A|B2B (Bc)(d|c2A) A2c|B2G AG^F|G3 G2:|
|:=e|f2d d=e^f|(g2d) c2A|G2g g^fg|afd d2=e|fga gfe|fed (c2A)|G2B AG^F|G3 G2:|
FAQ

Questions about I'm a silly old man

  • I'm a silly old man is in Gm, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 97% 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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