jig · Key of Am

The Limerick Tinker

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Limerick Tinker"The Limerick Tinker02320205052023005205052Tenor Banjo023202050023753052552Tenor Banjo01005200025010052525525Tenor Banjo010052000023753052552Tenor Banjo353020010002353020520502Tenor Banjo3202050525023753052552Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 973Notes:"Collected by J.O'Neill"
ABC notation source
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. 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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