jig · Key of Amix

The jolly old man

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The jolly old man"The jolly old manDouble jiganon. (Ireland)205045054240545245305250504505424504002500053575Tenor Banjo12530052502555305255357553005200025000504505424504002500Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 142
ABC notation source
X:142
T:The jolly old man
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 142
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Amix
E|AGA c2d|edc BcA|GFG B2c|dge dBG|AGA c2d|edc Bcd|ecA ABG|A3 A2::e aga b2a|
age edB|GAB d2d|dge dBG|[1 aga b2a|age edB|A2A ABG|A3 A2:|[2 AGA c2d|edc Bcd|ecA ABG|A3 A2|]
FAQ

Questions about The jolly old man

  • The jolly old man is in Amix, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 98% 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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