jig · Key of G

the Gentle Maiden

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "the Gentle Maiden"the Gentle Maiden450542050235320524505420502353202055Tenor Banjo550233332053220524505420502353202055Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 282Notes:"Slow"
ABC notation source
X: 282
T: the Gentle Maiden
B: O'Neill's 282
N: "Slow"
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K:G
F \
| (G>AG) (F>ED) | d3 (e>fg) | (d>cB) A2G | E3- E2F \
| (G>AG) (F>ED) | d3 (e>fg) | (d>cB) (A2{BA}G) | G3- G2 ||
|| d \
| (d>ef) g2g | g3 (g>fe) | d>cB {B}A2G | E3- E2F \
| (G>AG) (F>ED) | d3 (e>fg) | (d>cB) (A2{BA}G) | G3- G2 ||
FAQ

Questions about the Gentle Maiden

  • the Gentle Maiden is in G, 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.

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