jig · Key of D

The Girl of the Big House

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Girl of the Big House"The Girl of the Big House5400520522005400520525Tenor Banjo54005205220003054254004200Tenor Banjo02005450554502040505550Tenor Banjo20540545454254054254004200Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 196Notes:"Moderate" "collected by Cronin"
ABC notation source
X:196
T:The Girl of the Big House
N:"Moderate" "collected by Cronin"
B:O'Neill's 196
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
{G}(F2 D) {A}(G2 E)|AGE .E.D.D|{G}(F2 D) {A}(G2 E)|(AGE) d2 z|
{G}(F2 D) {A}(G2 E)|(AG).E .E.D.D|(D=cA) GFE|{G}(FD).D {F}(ED).D:|
ABA AGF|GAG GFG|ABA cAG|(Ad).d d2 e|
fed cAG|FGF GFE|dcA GFE|{G}(FD).D {F}(ED).D:|
FAQ

Questions about The Girl of the Big House

  • The Girl of the Big House 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.

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