jig · Key of G
The maid on the green
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:114
T:The maid on the green
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 114
R:Double jig
m:Tn2 = (3n/o/n/ o/n/
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
d|gfg e2d|Bee dBA|BGG dGG|BAA ABd|gfg Te2d|Bee dBA|BGG dBA|BGG G2:|
|:d|gfg afd|gfg a2f|({a}g)fg eag|fdd d2g|bgb afa|gfg Te2d|Bee dBA|BGG G2:|FAQ
Questions about The maid on the green
The maid on the green is in G, 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.