jig · Key of G
The first night in America
O’Neill 1907 no. 112
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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X:112 T:The first night in America C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 112 R:Double jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G D|GFG AFD|GFG Bcd|efg dBG|ABG AFD|GFG AFD|GFG Bcd|efg dBG|AGG G2:| |:d|gfg bge|dcd ecA|Bdg gfg|abg afd|gfg bge|dcd ecA|Bdg dBG|AGG G2:|
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Questions about The first night in America
The first night in America is in G, in 6/8 time. The G major scale gives you every note it uses.
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. Copy the ABC below into the ABC transposer, move the transpose control by semitone, and the notation and tab are redrawn together in the new key. Handy if a singer wants it lower or the tune sits awkwardly on the neck.
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.