jig · Key of C
Scatter the Mud
O’Neill 1903 no. 966
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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X:966 T:Scatter the Mud N:"1st Setting" N:"Collected by F.O'Neill" B:O'Neill's 966 M:6/8 L:1/8 K:C d|eAA B2(c/B/ A)|eAA ABd|eAA B2(c/B/ A)|BGG GBd| eAA B2(c/B/ A)|eAA ABd|edc BcA|BGG G2:| d|gfg efg|fag fed|gfg efg|afd d2d| gfg efg|fag fed|edc BcA|BGG G2:|
FAQ
Questions about Scatter the Mud
Scatter the Mud is in C, in 6/8 time. The C major 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.