jig · Key of Am
The Limerick Tinker
O’Neill 1903 no. 973
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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X:973
T:The Limerick Tinker
N:"Collected by J.O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 973
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Am
A2B cBA|BAG AGE|A2B cee|dBA G2({A/G/}E)|
A2B cBA|BAG A2e/^f/|gba g2e|dBG G2B||
efe edB|e2A ABd|efe edB|dBG GBd|
efe edB|e2A A2(e/^f/)|gba g2e|dBG G2B||
({c/d/}c2)A B2A|({e/f/}e2)A A2B|({c/d/}c2)A B2A|dBA GAB|
cBA BAG|AGE GAB|gba g2e|dBG G2B|]FAQ
Questions about The Limerick Tinker
The Limerick Tinker is in Am, in 6/8 time. The A minor scale gives you every note it uses.
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. Copy the ABC below into the ABC transposer, move the transpose control by semitone, and the notation and tab are redrawn together in the new key. Handy if a singer wants it lower or the tune sits awkwardly on the neck.
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.