jig · Key of A

Old as the hills

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Old as the hills"Old as the hillsDouble jiganon. (Ireland)50204205024502040526245040040502450405260405Tenor Banjo00245020052245054202454205454026200Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 232
ABC notation source
X:232
T:Old as the hills
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 232
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:A
a|ABA cBA|d2e fga|ABA c2A|dBG Bcd|ecA Ace|d2e fga|ece dBG|Ace a2:|
|:e|A2B c2d|efe e3|d2B Bcd|e2d cBA|f2g agf|e2d c2a|c2A BGB A3 A2:|
FAQ

Questions about Old as the hills

  • Old as the hills is in A, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 96% 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 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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