jig · Key of D

Sergt. Early's Jig

O’Neill 1903 no. 725

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Sergt. Early's Jig"Sergt. Early's Jigjig0420245052405400250400542024505240540520020054202450200554502504005420245053055405200200Book: O'Neill's 725Notes:"collected by Early"

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X:725
T:Sergt. Early's Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:jig
B:O'Neill's 725
N:"collected by Early"
K:D
A|FED EFG|AGE c2 e|dcA (e<f)d|ecA A2 G|\
FED EFG|AGE c2 e|dcA GEA|DED D2:|
||d|cBA Bcd|efe e2 d|dcd (e<f)d|ecA A2 d|\
cBA Bcd|eag e2 d|dcA GEA|DED D2:|
FAQ

Questions about Sergt. Early's Jig

  • Sergt. Early's Jig is in D, in 6/8 time. The D 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.

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