jig · Key of G

The merry old woman

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The merry old woman"The merry old womanDouble jiganon. (Ireland)5020540555020232353325325204005545025230405550202323533253Tenor Banjo125333235323052023235332532530405557375253253042353040555Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 72
ABC notation source
X:72
T:The merry old woman
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 72
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
(G/A/)|B3 AGF|DGG G2A|BAB cBc|dgg fdc|BGB AFA|DGG FGA|BdB cAF|AGG G2:: A|BAB cBc|dgg fdc|
dgg gfg|agf g2 [Aa]|[1 BAB cBc|dgg fdc|B2d cAF|AGG G2:|[2 bgb afa|gfd cAF|Bcd cAF|AGG G2|]
FAQ

Questions about The merry old woman

  • The merry old woman 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.

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