jig · Key of D
Malowney's wife
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:11 T:Malowney's wife C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 11 R:Double jig M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=128 K:D (A/G/)|F2A AFA|AFA AFD|GBG FGA|\ BGE E2 (A/G/)|F2A AFA|AFA d2A|Bcd AFd|AFD D2:| d|ecA Bcd|ecA AGF|GBG FGA|BGE E2d|\ ecA Bcd|ecA d2A|Bcd AFd|AFD D2:| (f/g/)|afa gfe|fed cBA|BdB AFA|BGE E2 (f/g/)|\ afa gfe|fed cBA|BdB AFd|AFD D2:|
FAQ
Questions about Malowney's wife
Malowney's wife is in D, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
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. 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.