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 AmericaDouble jiganon. (Ireland)05450405452350235250250405450405452350235250555Tenor Banjo53237305350302533235735253237305350302535250555Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 112
ABC notation source
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:|
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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