slip jig · Key of A
Melancholy Martin
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:1154 T:Melancholy Martin. B:O'Neill's Music of Ireland N:O'Neill's - 1154 M:9/8 R:slipjig K:A E|A2 A BcA GFE|A2 A B2 B e2 E|A2 A BcA GFE|F2 F G2 E A2:| |:E|AGF EDC DE(F/G/)|A2 E G2 A B2 E|A2 A BcA GFE|F2 F G2 E A2:|
FAQ
Questions about Melancholy Martin
Melancholy Martin is in A, in 9/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Harder. 84% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 6.
It is a slip jig, written in 9/8.
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.