jig · Key of G

The bow-legged tailor

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The bow-legged tailor"The bow-legged tailorDouble jiganon. (Ireland)5505323053205052054003205053235253040250532555Tenor Banjo55255250305253753253000235235252450405450532555Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 131
ABC notation source
X:131
T:The bow-legged tailor
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 131
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
G|GAG gfg|edc B2A|GAG BAG|FAA cBA|GAG gfg|afd cAF|DEG Adc|BGG G2:|
|:d|dBG dBG|ecA dBG|gba gBd|cAA ABc|dBg dBG|EFG AFD|GFG Adc|BGG G2:|
FAQ

Questions about The bow-legged tailor

  • The bow-legged tailor is in G, in 6/8 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 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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