jig · Key of G
Let Us Be Drinking
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:479 T:Let Us Be Drinking N:"Playfully" "collected by F.O'Neill" N:Irish title: bei.d maoid ag ol B:O'Neill's 479 M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G B | (dg).g (~gf).g | (abc') (bag) | (dg)g (~gf).g | (afd) (d2B) | (dg)g ~gfg | (abc') (bag) | (~gf).g afd | (~cB).A G2 || d | G>AG B2 B | cAe d2 d | G>AG B2 d | (~cA).F G2 d | G>AG ABc | def g2 g | gbg afd | (~cB)A G2 ||
FAQ
Questions about Let Us Be Drinking
Let Us Be Drinking is in G, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Harder. 92% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 8.
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.