jig · Key of G

Night Cap, The

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Night Cap"The Night Capjig5023553235525300053000302555325552552505325552555552525323000003000532555552525255250532505Book: O'Neill's 723Notes:"collected by F. O'Neill"

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X:723
T:Night Cap, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:jig
B:O'Neill's 723
N:"collected by F. O'Neill"
K:G
G/2A/2|:Bcd d2 c|Bcd dBG|cee e2 d|cee ecA|\
Bdd d2 c|Bdd dBG|GBde2 d|gBG ~G2 G:|
||BGG dGG|BGB dcB|cAA eAA|cAe edc|\
BGG dGG|BGB dBG|GBd e2 d|gBG ~A2 G:|
FAQ

Questions about Night Cap, The

  • Night Cap, The is in G, in 6/8 time. The G 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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