jig · Key of D
Paddy from Portlaw
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:47 T:Paddy from Portlaw C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 47 R:Double jig M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=128 K:D d/B/|AFD DFD|AFD D2d/B/|AFD DFD |GEE E2 d/B/|AFD DFD|AFA d2e|fed BdB|AFD D2:| f/g/|afd dfd|afd d2 f/g/|afd dfd|gee e2 f/g/|agf bag|agf edc|fdB ABG|FDD D2:|
FAQ
Questions about Paddy from Portlaw
Paddy from Portlaw is in D, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 99% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.
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.