jig · Key of G
Strop the razor
Also known as 2nd setting
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
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. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
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. 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.