jig · Key of G
Take it easy
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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X:282 T:Take it easy C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 282 R:Double jig m:Tn2 = (3n/o/n/ m/n/ M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G D|G3 ABd|edB A2B|G3 ABd|ede TE2D|G3 ABd|edB A2G|def gdB|cAF G2:| ||f|gfe agf|gfe def|gfe agf|gab e2f|gfe agf|gfe def|gab dBG|cAF G2:| ||d|e3 dBG|BAG ABd|e3 dBG|A2B E2d|e3 dBG|BAG ABd|efg dBG|cAF G2:|
FAQ
Questions about Take it easy
Take it easy is in G, in 6/8 time. The G major scale gives you every note it uses.
Easy. 98% 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.