jig · Key of C

Johnny the Jumper

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Johnny the Jumper"Johnny the Jumperdouble jig3100032000024500030525235Tenor Banjo00032000020525323525235Tenor Banjo320545320235320323525235Tenor Banjo32054532020525323525235Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1107Notes:"collected by J.O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X:1107
T:Johnny the Jumper
R:double jig
N:"collected by J.O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 1107
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:C
(g/f/)|:eAA cBA|eAA ^f^ga|eAA c2e|dBG Bcd|
eAA cBA|eAA B2A|GBG g^fg|dBG Bcd:|
cBA a^ga|cBA Bcd|cBA g^fg|dBG Bcd|
cBA a^ga|cBA B2A|GBG g^fg|dBG Bcd:|
FAQ

Questions about Johnny the Jumper

  • Johnny the Jumper is in C, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • 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 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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