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 ManJig54040245054052540452225Tenor Banjo404024505402754245000Tenor Banjo4044044044044522622522622Tenor Banjo0442554005220444260200Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 758
ABC notation source
X:758
T:The Absent Minded Man
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:O'Neill's 758
R:Jig
K:A
   d | cAc efg | aed c2 A | dfd cec | dBB B2 d |
       cAc efg | aed c2 A | Bba gfg | aAA A2  :|
|: c | ecc Acc | ecc Acc  | dBB GBB | dBB GBB  |
       ecc fdd | gee aff  | ecc gBG | 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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