jig · Key of A

The absent-minded man

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The absent-minded man"The absent-minded manDouble jiganon. (Ireland)54040245054052540452225404024505402754245000Tenor Banjo40440440440445226225226220442554005220445260200Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 254
ABC notation source
X:254
T:The absent-minded man
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 254
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:A
d|cAc efg|aed c2A|dfd cec|dBB B2d|cAc efg|aed c2A|Bba gfg|aAA A2:|
|:c|ecc Acc|ecc Acc|dBB GBB|dBB GBB|ecc fdd|gee aff|ecc dBG|ABA A2:|
FAQ

Questions about The absent-minded man

  • The absent-minded man is in A, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 96% 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.

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