jig · Key of Ador
Johnny the jumper
O’Neill 1907 no. 297
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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X:297 T:Johnny the jumper C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 297 R:Double jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Ador (g/f/)|:eAA cBA|eAA fga|eAA c2e|dBG Bcd|eAA cBA|eAA B2A|GBG gfg|dBG Bcd:| |:cBA a^ga|cBA Bcd|cBA gfg|dBG Bcd|cBA a^ga|cBA B2A|GBG gfg|dBG Bcd:|
FAQ
Questions about Johnny the jumper
Johnny the jumper is in Ador, in 6/8 time. The A dorian 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 jig, 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.