jig · Key of G
Strop the razor
O’Neill 1907 no. 286
Also known as 2nd setting
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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X:286 T:Strop the razor T:2nd setting C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 286 R:Double jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G G>AG GBG|AFD DFD|G>AG G2B|Add cAF|G>AG GBG|AFD DFD|FDE F2G|Add cAF:| |:GDG G2A|FDF F2A|GDG G2B|Add cAF|GDG G2A|FDF FGA|cAG FGA|Add cAF:| |:(G/A/B/^c/d/e/ f2)d|a(ba/g/) f2d|cAG FGA|Add cAF|\ (G/A/B/^c/d/e/ f2)d|a(ba/g/) f2d|cAG FGA|Add cAF:| |:G3 BGG|AGG BGG|G>AG BGG|Add cAF|G>AG BGG|FDE F2G|FDE F2G|Add cAF:|
FAQ
Questions about Strop the razor
Strop the razor is in G, in 6/8 time. The G major scale gives you every note it uses.
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. 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.