jig · Key of D
Paddy the Piper
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:964
T:Paddy the Piper
N:"Collected by F.O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 964
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
A|Add dcd|efg afd|Add dcd|edc d2A|
Add dcd|efg aga|bab afd|{a}gec d2:|
A|dfa afd|Bgf gec|dcd Bgd|edc d2A|
dfa afd|Bgf gec|dAF DFA|Bec d2:|
M:9/8
B|AFA GEc d2B|AFA GFE D2(F/G/)|AFA GEa a2g|fdf gec d2B/B/|
AFA GEc d2B|AFA GFE D2F/G/|AFA GEa a2g/g/|fdf gec d2:|FAQ
Questions about Paddy the Piper
Paddy the Piper 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.