jig · Key of Amix
Saddle the pony
O’Neill 1907 no. 18
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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X:18 T:Saddle the pony C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 18 R:Double jig M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=128 K:Amix g|:fed cAA|eAA cBA|fed cAA|BGB dBG|fed cAA|cAA efg|f<af gfe|dBG Bcd:| cee dff|cee ecA|cee dff|dBG Bcd|cee dff|cAA efg|(f<a)f gfe|dBG Bcd:|
FAQ
Questions about Saddle the pony
Saddle the pony is in Amix, in 6/8 time. The A mixolydian 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.