slip jig · Key of Ador

Terry heigh ho the grinder

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Terry heigh ho the grinder"Terry heigh ho the grinderSlip jig, hopanon. (Ireland)02002502002520200255055025232305320532302352Tenor Banjo3230532050200252323053205323023557535323205200252Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 427
ABC notation source
X:427
T:Terry heigh ho the grinder
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 427
R:Slip jig, hop
M:9/8
L:1/8
K:Ador
ABA A2B G3|ABA A2B d2B|ABA A2B G3|GAG GAB d2B:|gfg edc BAG|gfg efg a2f|
gfg edc BAG|ABA A2B d2B|gfg edc BAG|gfg efg a2a|bag agf gfe|dBA A2B d2B|]
FAQ

Questions about Terry heigh ho the grinder

  • Terry heigh ho the grinder is in Ador, in 9/8 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 slip jig, written in 9/8.

  • 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.

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