jig · Key of G

The Merry Old Woman. 1st Setting

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Merry Old Woman. 1st Setting."The Merry Old Woman. 1st Setting.JigJ. O'Neill5023202050554523350235323202050554525230405555023502350235023237735525023522523040555Book: O'Neill's Music of IrelandNotes:O'Neill's - 799

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X:799
T:The Merry Old Woman. 1st Setting.
C:J. O'Neill
B:O'Neill's Music of Ireland
N:O'Neill's - 799
R:Jig
M:6/8
K:G
G/A/|BcB ABA|GAG GFG|~B3 c2 c|def gdc|\
BcB ABA|GAG GFG|BdB cAF|AGG G2:|
||G/A/|~B3 ~c3|def gde|~f3 ~g3|def gfg|\
bbg aaf|def gdB|BdB cAF|AGG G2:|
FAQ

Questions about The Merry Old Woman. 1st Setting

  • The Merry Old Woman. 1st Setting is in G, in 6/8 time. The G major scale gives you every note it uses.

  • 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. 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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