jig · Key of G
THE GOLD RING
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:708 T:THE GOLD RING M:6/8 L:1/8 B:O'NEILL'S 708 N:"collected by Ennis" K:G d|cAG GFG|cAG G2 d|cAG GFG|cAG F2 d| cAG GFG|cAG ~A2 G|FGA ~(fed)|cAG G2:| ||d|cAd cAd|cAG G2 d|cAd cAd|cAG F2 d| cAd cAd|cAG ~A2 G|FGA ~(fed)|cAG G2:| ||(3d/-e/-f/|gag gdc|BGG G2 d/e/|=fgf fc_B|A=FF F2 d| gag gdc|BGG G2 d|=fgf fed|cAG G2:| ||(3d/-e/-f/|gdd fdd|gdd fdd|gdd fdd|cAG G2 (3d/-e/-f/| gdd fdd|gdd fdd|(f/g/a)g f2 d|cAG G2:| ||D|Gdd Gdd|cAG G2 A|~B2 G ~A2 G|cAG F2 A| ~B2 G ~A2 G|~B2 G ~A2 G|FGA ~(fed)|cAG G2:| ||(G/A/)|BGB AFA|DED FED|Add fed|cAG FGA| BGB AFA|DED FED|Add fed|cAG G2:| ||(G/A/)|BAB DED|AFA DED|Add fed|cAG FGA| BAB DED|AFA DED|Add fed|cAG G2:|
FAQ
Questions about THE GOLD RING
THE GOLD RING 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.