jig · Key of G
Paddy O'Rafferty
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:178 T:Paddy O'Rafferty C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 178 R:Double jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G GAB DED|DcB AGE|GAB DED|GAG GED|GAB DED|DcB ABc|dcB AGE|GAG GED::DBB DAA| DBB AGE|DBB DAA|GAG GED|DBB DAA|DBB ABc|dcB AGE|GAG GED::dcd efg|ded dBG|dcd efg| GAG GED|dcd efg|gfe dcB|GAG GED::BDD EDD|BGB AGE|BDD EDD|GAG GED|BDD EDD| BGB ABc|dcB AGE|GAG GED::B2G A2G|B2G AGE|B2G AGE|GAG GED|BGG AGG|BGG ABc|dcB AGE|GAG GED:|
FAQ
Questions about Paddy O'Rafferty
Paddy O'Rafferty is in G, 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.