jig · Key of G

The best in the bag

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The best in the bag"The best in the bagDouble jiganon. (Ireland)0505050230520545050252242050505023052535302525055Tenor Banjo35323023253205323023520550230523052535302525055Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 113
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X:113
T:The best in the bag
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 113
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
D|GAG AGA|Bge dBA|GFG AGA|BGE (E2{F/E/}D)|GAG AGA|Bge dBG|(c2{d/c/}A) BGE|GAG G2:|
|:d|gfg efg|fag fed|gfg efg|afe d2 (3d/e/f/|g2e a2f|g2e dBG|(c2 {d/c/}A) BGE|GAG G2:|
FAQ

Questions about The best in the bag

  • The best in the bag 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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