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 houseanon. (Ireland)540052052200540052052554005205220003054254004200Tenor Banjo0200545055450204050555020540545454245054254000200Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 998
ABC notation source
X:998
T:The girl of the big house
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 998
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
{G}(F2D) {A}(G2E)|AGE .E.D.D|{G}(F2D) {A}(G2E)|(AGE) d2 z|{G}(F2D) {A}(G2E)|(AG.E) .E.D.D|(D=cA) GFE|{G}(FD).D {F}(ED).D:|
|:ABA AGF|GAG GFG|ABA cAG|(Ad)d d2e|fed cAG|FGF GFE|cdA GFE|{G}(FD).D {A}(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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