jig · Key of G
The Mountaineers' march
O’Neill 1907 no. 243
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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X:243
T:The Mountaineers' march
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 243
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
(3D/E/F/|GAG GAB|ABA ABd|edd gdB|ABA ABd|GAG GAB|ABA ABd|edd gdB|cAF G2:|
|:(3A/B/c/|d2d dBG|efe efg|ded dBG|ABc BAG|ded dBG|e2{f/e/}d efg|dBd gdB|cAF G2:|FAQ
Questions about The Mountaineers' march
The Mountaineers' march is in G, in 6/8 time. The G major scale gives you every note it uses.
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.