slip jig · Key of Gm

The Night Before Larry Was Stretched

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Night Before Larry Was Stretched"The Night Before Larry Was Stretched51055055105335301310550551013351053Tenor Banjo13556515135501630135565556533510131050545Tenor BanjoBook: "O'Neill's 39"Notes:"With spirit" "collected by J. O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X: 39
T: The Night Before Larry Was Stretched
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
B: "O'Neill's 39"
N: "With spirit" "collected by J. O'Neill"
K:Gm
d/2-c/2 | B>AG GDG G2 B | A>GF FCF ABc | B>AG GDG G2 B | A>Bc cdB AGF ||
B>cd ded f2 d | B>cd d=ef _ecA | B>cd ded d2 d | edc cdB ABc | BAG AG^F G2 ||
FAQ

Questions about The Night Before Larry Was Stretched

  • The Night Before Larry Was Stretched is in Gm, in 9/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 95% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 6.

  • It is a slip jig, written in 9/8.

  • 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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