jig · Key of D
O'Mahony's frolics
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:190 T:O'Mahony's frolics C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 190 R:Double jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:D G|F2D DFD|dAF (AF)D|(E/F/G)(E C)EG|cGE CEG|F2D DFD|dA(F AF)D|GBG E(FG|AF)D D2::g|f2d dfd|af(d de)f| e2c cec|gec (ef)g|[1 f2d dfd|afd (ef)g|fdB Ad(e|f)dd d2:|[2 afa geg|fdf ecA|GBG EF(G|A)FD D2|]
FAQ
Questions about O'Mahony's frolics
O'Mahony's frolics is in D, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 98% 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.