jig · Key of G

The Active Old Man

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Active Old Man"The Active Old Man505525505040555555532040Tenor Banjo50552550504053320532040Tenor Banjo5550325204055503232040Tenor Banjo5550325204053320532040Tenor Banjo5335325204053353232030Tenor Banjo5335325204053320532040Tenor Banjo5023520235302335102303Tenor Banjo303151030525532320532040Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 882Notes:"Collected by J.O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X:882
T:The Active Old Man
N:"Collected by J.O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 882
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
GAG G>BG|GAG AFA|G>GG G>GG|GcB AFA|
GAG GBG|GAG AFA|G2g gfe|dcB AFA|
G2d dAc|BGB AFA|G2d dAc|BcB AFA|
G2d dAc|BGB AFA|G2g gfe|dcB AFA|
G2g gdc|BGB AFA|G2g gdc|BcB ecA|
G2g gdc|BGB AFA|G2g gfe|dcB AFA|
def gdf|efg G2g|efg gd=f|efg A2g|
geg =fdf|ece dBd|dcB gfe|dcB AFA|]
FAQ

Questions about The Active Old Man

  • The Active Old Man is in G, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • 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. 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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