jig · Key of D
Off she goes!
O’Neill 1907 no. 385
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X:385 T:Off she goes! C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 385 R:Single jig m:Tn2 = (3n/o/n/ m/n/ M:6/8 L:1/8 K:D F2A G2B|ABc d3|F2A G2B|AFD TE2D|F2A G2B|ABc d2e|f2d g2f|edc d2:| ||e|faf def|gbg efg|faf def|ecA A2g|faf def|gbg efg|f2d g2f|edc d2:|
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Questions about Off she goes!
Off she goes! is in D, in 6/8 time. The D major scale gives you every note it uses.
Easy. 97% 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. 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.