Strop the razor
O’Neill 1907 no. 285
Also known as 1st setting
Irish tenor banjo tab
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ABC notation source
X:285 T:Strop the razor T:1st setting C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 285 R:Double jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G D|DGG BAG|AFD FDC|DGG BAG|Add cAG|DGG BAG|AFD F2G|FED F2G|Add cAG:| |:DGG G2A|DFF F2G|DGG GFG|Add cAG|DGG G2A|DFF F2G|FED F2G|Add cAG:|
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.
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.