jig · Key of G

May be I will

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "May be I will"May be I willDouble jiganon. (Ireland)3230525202502055250300532305250245235305202555Tenor Banjo0523520255502320525050252505332053205253202555Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 359
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X:359
T:May be I will
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 359
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
c|BcA GB(G|E)DE G2A|BAG GB(d|e)cA (Ad)c|BcA GE(G|D)EF (GB)c|dge dB(A|B)GG G2:|
|:D|GBc dB(A|B)dd d(ef)|gfe dB(G|A)GA (BG)E|GAG g2g|fed (gf)e|dBG cB(A|B)GG G2:|
FAQ

Questions about May be I will

  • May be I will is in G, 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.

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