jig · Key of D

the Old Beggarman

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "the Old Beggarman"the Old Beggarman5020002353305420245025Tenor Banjo0200542422054200245055Tenor Banjo502223553202355320542050Tenor Banjo2322355320232054245055Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 267Notes:"With spirit""Collected by J.O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X: 267
T: the Old Beggarman
B: O'Neill's 267
N: "With spirit"
N: "Collected by J.O'Neill"
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K:D
d \
| A>BA A<AB | (=c>d)c c2e | (dc).B (AB).c | d2e f2d |
| A>BA Adc | BcB Be.d | cBA ABc | ded d2||
|| (d/e/) \
| f2f (fga) | (agf) (e2f/g/) | a2a gfe | dcB (A2d/e/) |
| (fgf) (fga) | agf efg | fed cBc | ded d2 ||
FAQ

Questions about the Old Beggarman

  • the Old Beggarman is in D, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • 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. 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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