jig · Key of Gdor

The merry huntsman

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The merry huntsman"The merry huntsmanDouble jiganon. (Ireland)5313003013015313003051550130030130013513303515512353033030133530352523535303303013515303525235525153Book: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 318

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X:318
T:The merry huntsman
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 318
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Gdor
(a/g/)W||fcA AcA|fcA fag|fcA AcA|dBG G2e|fcA AcA|fcA efg|afc gec|dBG G2:|
|:z|c2a gec|gec efg|c2a gec|d=BG Bcd|c2a gec|gec efg|afd gec|[1 d=BG Bcd:|[2 d=BG fagW|]
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Questions about The merry huntsman

  • The merry huntsman is in Gdor, in 6/8 time.

  • Very easy. 100% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 5.

  • 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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