jig · Key of Ador
Old man Dillon
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:75
T:Old man Dillon
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 75
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Ador
(A/G/)|E>AA ABd|edB {d}c2A|BGG DGG|Bdc BAG|E>AA ABd|ede a2e|edc Bcd|ecA A2H:: g|gef g2a|
gef g2d|B>GG D>GG|Bdc BAG|[1 gef g2a|gef g2d|e>dc Bcd|e>cA A2:|[2 E>AA ABd|ede a2e|edc Bcd|ecA A2|]FAQ
Questions about Old man Dillon
Old man Dillon is in Ador, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
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. 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.