jig · Key of G

The boys of the town

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The boys of the town"The boys of the townDouble jiganon. (Ireland)054552505252054552505204054552505232305205025552502323Tenor Banjo1252502250232352505502323525023052050255525023772550230520502555Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 89
ABC notation source
X:89
T:The boys of the town
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 89
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
D|GFG GBd|edB dBA|GFG GBd|edB AFD|GFG GBd|edB gfg|edB AGA|BGG G2::B|def gfg|
afd efB|def gfg|afd e2d|[1 def gfg|afd efg|edB AGA|BGG G2B:|[2 def gbb|faa efg|edB AGA|BGG G2|]
FAQ

Questions about The boys of the town

  • The boys of the town is in G, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 98% 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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