jig · Key of A

Old Man Dillon

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Old Man Dillon."Old Man Dillon.JigF. O'Neill.0620002505254026606625420620002506050Tenor Banjo054245040043023530235266066254206Tenor Banjo1230235302350542450400200025060500542450400Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's Music of IrelandNotes:O'Neill's - 804
ABC notation source
X:804
T:Old Man Dillon.
C:F. O'Neill.
B:O'Neill's Music of Ireland
N:O'Neill's - 804
R:Jig
M:6/8
K:A
(A/G/)|E>AA ABd|edB {d}c2 A|BGG DGG|Bdc BAG|E>AA ABd|e^de a2 e|
|edc Bcd|ecA A2:|g|=gef g2 a|=gef g2 d|B>GG D>GG|Bdc BAG|
|[1 =gef g2 a|=gef g2 d|e>dc Bcd|e>cA A2:|[2 E>AA ABd|e^de a2 e|\
edc Bcd|ecA A2|]
FAQ

Questions about Old Man Dillon

  • Old Man Dillon is in A, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Moderate. 88% 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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