set dance · Key of G
St. Patrick's day
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:975 T:St. Patrick's day C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 975 R:Long dance, set dance M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G D|GAG GBd|gfe dBG|AGA BGD|EFE E2D|GAG GBd|gfe dBG|AGA BGD| E2F G2:|B|def gag|fed edB|def gag|fed e2B|def gag|fed gfe|dBG GBd| gfe dBG|AGA BGD|EFE E2D|GAG GBd|gfe dBG|AGA BGD|E2F G2|]
FAQ
Questions about St. Patrick's day
St. Patrick's day is in G, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
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 set dance, 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.