jig · Key of Em
Lock the door
O’Neill 1907 no. 388
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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X:388 T:Lock the door C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 388 R:Single jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Em EFE BAG|FDF AGF|EFE BAG|AGF E3|EFE BAG|FDF AGF|(B/^c/d)B AGF|E3 E2:| ||A|B2^c d2e|d2B AFD|B2^c d2e|fdB fdB|B2^c d2e| dcB AFA|(B/^c/d)B AGF|E3 E2:| ||E|E2B E2B|E2B BAB|E2B E2BB|AGF E3|E2B E2B|E2B BAB|dcB AGF|E3 E2:|
FAQ
Questions about Lock the door
Lock the door is in Em, in 6/8 time. The E minor 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.