jig · Key of G

The luck penny

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The luck penny"The luck pennyDouble jiganon. (Ireland)5020505405245020523530545320505452535320535230455532323573205753525502357535323732055023523045235255452525253044240403045255453732055023523045Book: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 290

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X:290
T:The luck penny
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 290
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
(G/A/)|BAG AGF|DGE FGA|BAG Bcd|cAG F2(d/c/)|BAG AGF|GBd gag|fed gdB|cAF G2:|
||d|dgf gfg|abg fed|bag afd|def g2a|bag agf|gbg fed|def gdB|cAF G2:|
||(B/c/)|dBG GFG|BGB dBG|cAF FEF|AFA cAF|dBG GFG|gbg fed|def gdB|cAF G2:|
FAQ

Questions about The luck penny

  • The luck penny is in G, in 6/8 time. The G major scale gives you every note it uses.

  • Easy. 96% 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.

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