jig · Key of D
Rub the Bag
Also known as Cumuil an Mala
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:1795 T:Rub the Bag T:Cumuil an Mala S:1795 O'Neill's Music of Ireland N:Either the last note or the rest in the second ending of the first part N:should be 2 beats long. B:O'Neill's 1795 M:6/8 L:1/8 K:D d2 d fed|cBA cec|BcB fdB|dcB fdB| d2 d fed|cBA cec|ABA ecA|1A/-B/-cA ecA:|2A/-B/-cB d z| |:ded def|efe dfg|fgf f2 ^g|aba a2 g| fgf fga|gfe efe|~d3 fed|cBA ced| BcB fdB|B/-c/-dB fdB|~dcd fed|cBA cec| ABA ecA|A/-B/-cA d3:|
FAQ
Questions about Rub the Bag
Rub the Bag 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.