jig · Key of D
The chorus jig
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:342 T:The chorus jig C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 342 R:Double jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:D FAD DEF|AFD FED|FAD DFG|A2(A B)GE|FAD DEF|AFD FED|E2E (d/c/A)F|G3 GFE:| ||D2d dcd|F2A AFA|D2d dcd|[1A2A BGE|D2d dcd|F2A AFA|(B/c/d)(B c)AF|G3 GFE:| ||[2ABA (AB)c|dcB cBA|BAG AGF|E2E (d/c/)AF|G3 GFE||FED FA(F|G)B(G F)AG|FED FAF| [1A2(A B)GE|FED FA(F|G)BG FAF|E2E (d/c/B)F|G3 GFE:|[2A3 ABc|dBd cAc|(B/c/d)(B A)GF|E2E (d/c/AF)|G3 GFE|]
FAQ
Questions about The chorus jig
The chorus jig is in D, 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.