jig · Key of G
The joy of my life
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:79 T:The joy of my life C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 79 R:Double jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G D|GFG AGA|Bge dBA|BAB GAB|AGE GED|GFGAGA|Bge dBA|BAB GAB|AGF G2::f|gfe fed| efg dBG|Bee dBA|Bee e2f|[1 gfe fed|efg dBA|BAB GAB|AGF G2:|[2 gbg faf|ege dBA|BAB GAB|AGF G2|]
FAQ
Questions about The joy of my life
The joy of my life is in G, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 99% 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.