jig · Key of G

Marry The Piper Girl

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Marry The Piper Girl"Marry The Piper Girl555202002555253Tenor Banjo50552020023020500Tenor Banjo3532050200525550335Tenor Banjo733502052355255Tenor Banjo3532050200525550335Tenor Banjo73523205050233Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1822
ABC notation source
X:1822
T:Marry The Piper Girl
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:O'Neill's 1822
K:G
G2 G G2 B | ABA  A2 B | G2 G G2 B | d3 g3   |
GAG  G2 B | ABA  A2 f | g2 e fed  | e3 e3  :|
gag  fed  | efe  edB  | d2 d d2 e | g3 g2 a |
b2 g g2 d | efe  d2 B | g2 G G2 B | d3 d3   |
gag  fed  | efe  edB  | d2 d d2 e | g3 g2 a |
b2 g a2 f | g2 f e2 d | e2 d e2 f | g3 g3   |]
FAQ

Questions about Marry The Piper Girl

  • Marry The Piper Girl is in G, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 98% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.

  • 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.

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