jig · Key of Gm

The Boys in the Gap

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Boys in the Gap"The Boys in the Gap05051310333050535315550Tenor Banjo131165351013565531555Tenor Banjo53533565111530235651550Tenor Banjo131165351013565531555Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 157Notes:"With spirit" "collected by F. O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X:157
T:The Boys in the Gap
N:"With spirit" "collected by F. O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 157
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Gm
D|G>AG B>cB|(A<F)F F2 A|G>AG g>ag|(f<d)d d2 =e|
fgf f_ed|cdB ABc|d>ed d2 c|(B<G)G G2||
d|g>ag gab|(a<f)f f2 a|g=e^f gab|afd d2 =e|
fgf f_ed|cdB ABc|d>ed d2 c|(B<G)G G2||
FAQ

Questions about The Boys in the Gap

  • The Boys in the Gap is in Gm, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Moderate. 93% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 6.

  • 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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