jig · Key of D

Paddy in London

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Paddy in London"Paddy in LondonDouble jiganon. (Ireland)54040245055020545025225404024505502054205400032525323205250545025225312252532320525050205400040402450550205420540003200003205452054502522235323205055020542054000Book: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 250

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X:250
T:Paddy in London
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 250
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
(G|F)DF ABc|ded def|AGF G2A|BGE E2G|FDF ABc|ded def|
AGF BAG|FDD D2:|(g|f)df agf|gfe dBG|AGF G2A|BGE E2[Gg]|
[1fdf agf|gfe dBG|AGA BAG|FDD D2:|[2FDF ABc|ded def|AGF BAG|FDD D2||
|:(g/f/)|eAA Agf|edc d2B|AGF G2A|BGE E2(f/g/)|agf gfe|ded def|AGF BAG|FDD D2:|
%Bar 12, last note (chord) org. 4th note
FAQ

Questions about Paddy in London

  • Paddy in London is in D, in 6/8 time. The D major scale gives you every note it uses.

  • 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. Copy the ABC below into the ABC transposer, move the transpose control by semitone, and the notation and tab are redrawn together in the new key. Handy if a singer wants it lower or the tune sits awkwardly on the neck.

  • 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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