jig · Key of Amix
The mooncoin jig
O’Neill 1907 no. 246
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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X:246 T:The mooncoin jig C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 246 R:Double jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Amix (e/d)|cBA AEA|AEA Bcd|cBA Ace|dBG Bcd|cBA AEA|AEA Bcd|Ace gfe|dBG Bcd:| |:cde efg|(f/g/a)f ged|cde efg|(f/g/a)A Bcd|cde efg|afd bge|afd gec|dBG Bcd:| cBA Aaf|ecA Bcd|cBA gfe|dBG Bcd|cBA Aaa|Agg Aff|Aee efg|dBG Bcd:|
FAQ
Questions about The mooncoin jig
The mooncoin jig is in Amix, in 6/8 time. The A mixolydian scale gives you every note it uses.
Easy. 99% 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.