jig · Key of G

Paddy Whack

Also known as When History's Muse

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Paddy Whack."Paddy Whack.When History's Muse.Jig55253230532055250232555023735253505255023052555Tenor Banjo3252350525055250232555023753205250405023052555Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's Music of IrelandNotes:O'Neill's - 759
ABC notation source
X:759
T:Paddy Whack.
T:When History's Muse.
B:O'Neill's Music of Ireland
N:O'Neill's - 759
M:6/8
R:Jig
K:G
G|GBd g>fg|edc BAG|GBd e>fg|fdd def|\
gbg afd|c>de dBG|GAB cAd|BGG G2:|
||c|BGB cde|dBG A2 G|GBd e>fg|fdd d2 (e/f/)|\
gba gfe|dBG AFD|GAB cAd|BGG G2:|
FAQ

Questions about Paddy Whack

  • Paddy Whack is in G, 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 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.

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