jig · Key of G
the Maid of Selma
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X: 250 T: the Maid of Selma B: O'Neill's 250 N: "Gaily" M: 6/8 L: 1/8 K:G (G2E) (EDE) | G3 (g2e) | (d2B) (BAG) | .A.B.A (A2B) \ | (G2E) (EDE) | G3 (g2e) | (d2B) .B.A.G | A3 G3 || || d3 (gfg) | e3 (dcB) | (d2e) (g2a) | (b2e) e2z \ | d3 (gfg) | e3 (dcB) | (d2e) (g2b) | a3 (g2a) | | (b2e) (efg) | (f2d) d3 | (e2B) (~BAG) | (A2E) E2 \ | (G2E) (~EDE) | G3 g3 | | .e.d.B .B.A.G | A3 G3 ||
FAQ
Questions about the Maid of Selma
the Maid of Selma is in G, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 97% 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.