jig · Key of G

The first Night in America

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The first Night in America"The first Night in America0545040545235023352025040Tenor Banjo5450405452350235202555Tenor Banjo5323730535030253323573525Tenor Banjo3237305350302535202555Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 851Notes:"Collected by J.O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X:851
T:The first Night in America
N:"Collected by J.O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 851
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
D|GFG AFD|GFG Bcd|efg gdB|ABG AFD|
GFG AFD|GFG Bcd|efg dBA|BGG G2:|
d|gfg bge|dcd ecA|Bdg gfg|abg afd|
gfg bge|dcd ecA|Bdg dBA|BGG G2:|
FAQ

Questions about The first Night in America

  • The first Night in America is in G, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 97% 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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