jig · Key of G

Maid at the Well, The

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Maid at the Well"The Maid at the Welljig0520020525305320502052052002050530532050255553550553523053205020525355055352305320502555Book: O'Neill's 724Notes:"collected by F. O'Neill"

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X:724
T:Maid at the Well, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:jig
B:O'Neill's 724
N:"collected by F. O'Neill"
K:G
A|GED DED|GEG c2 e|dcB AGA|BAG E2 A|\
GED DED GDG c2 e|dcB AGA |BGG G2:|
||d|gdd edd|gdB c2 e|dcB AGA|BAG E2 d|\
gdd edd|gdB c2 e|dcB AGA|BGG G2:|
FAQ

Questions about Maid at the Well, The

  • Maid at the Well, The is in G, in 6/8 time. The G major 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.

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