jig · Key of A
Let Other Men Praise
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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X: 371 T:Let Other Men Praise M:6/8 L:1/16 B:O'Neill's 371 N:"With spirit." N:Key signature is A Ionian, but plays A Mixolydian (=g accidentals) K:A E2|(E2A2).A2 A3(Bcd)|(B2=G2)G2 G4 e2|(c2A2).A2 A3(BcA)|(=G2E2).E2 E4 (cd)| .e2.e2.e2 e3(f=ge)|f2d2d2 d4 (cB)|(cB) (cd) (ec) (dc) (de) (fd)|e2A2A2 A4 (AG)| E3AA2 A3(Bcd)|B2=G2G2 G4 (ed)|c2A2A2 A3(BcA)|=G2E2E2 E4( cd)| .e2.e2.e2 e3(f=ge)|f2d2d2 d4 (cB)|cc c4 BB B4|eA A4 [A4a4]||
FAQ
Questions about Let Other Men Praise
Let Other Men Praise is in A, in 6/8 time. The A major scale gives you every note it uses.
Easy. 99% 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. 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.