jig · Key of D

Merry Mary

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Merry Mary"Merry MaryDouble jiganon. (Ireland)1)0400245420022245424004002454200245054551)252040542002224542402520405420024505455Book: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 365

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X:365
T:Merry Mary
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 365
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
DFA ABc|dcB A2A|B2E EFG|FEF D3|DFA ABc|dcB A2A|Bcd edc|d3 "1)"d3:|
|:fdf ece|dcB A2A|B2E EFG|FEF D3|fdf ece|dcB A2A|Bcd edc|d3 "1)"d3:|
FAQ

Questions about Merry Mary

  • Merry Mary is in D, in 6/8 time. The D 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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