jig · Key of G
Jackson's maid
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:272 T:Jackson's maid C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 272 R:Double jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G D|DGA B2d|cAG FGA|BdB AFD|GBG AFD|DGA Bcd|cAG FGA|(B/c/d)B AFD|DGG G2:| ||(B/c/)|ded dcB|cdc cBc|ded fef|dgg g2a|bag fed|cAG FGA|(B/c/d)B AFD|DGG G2:|
FAQ
Questions about Jackson's maid
Jackson's maid is in G, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 99% 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.