jig · Key of Em

Old Grey Goose, The

Also known as An Sean Gead Liat

Transpose

Irish tenor banjo tab

Tab could not be generated for this setting. The ABC source is below and the converter will render it.

ABC notation source
X:1000
T:Old Grey Goose, The
T:An Sean Gead Liat
R:double jig
C:"collected by J.O'Neill"
S:1000 O'Neill's Music of Ireland
N:a tilde has been used to denote a shake
B:O'Neill's 1000
M:6/8
K:Em
E/-F/ | GBG FAF | GEE E2 F | DFA dAG | FDD DEF |
  | ~GFG AGA | BAB gfg | edB {c}-BAF | GEE E2 :|
F | G2 G dBG | GAB/-c/ dBG | A2 A ecA | ABc/-d/ ecA |
  | GAG dBG | ege {a}-gfg | edB ~BAF | GEE E2 :|
d | efe edB | def g2 e | fdd add | fag fed |
  | gfg fef | def {a}-gfg | edB ~BAF | GEE E2 :|
c | BGG AFF | GEE E2 c | BGG dAG | FDD D2 c |
  | BGG AGF | GEE {a}-gfg | edB ~BAF | GEE E2 :|
f | gbg faf | gee e2 f | gbg fag | fdd def |
  | gbg faf | ege {a}-gfg | edB ~BAF | GEE E2 :|
f | gdc BcA | GEE E2 f | gdB dAG | FDD DEF |
  | G3 {B}-AGA | BcB {a}-gfg | edB ~BAF | GEE E2 :|
FAQ

Questions about Old Grey Goose, The

  • Old Grey Goose, The is in Em, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Difficulty could not be assessed for this setting.

  • 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.

Other jigs