jig · Key of A
The old man's delight
O’Neill 1907 no. 85
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X:85 T:The old man's delight C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 85 R:Double jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:A (a/f/)|ecA A2c|BGE E2 (a/f/)|ecA Ace|fba g2 (a/f/)|ecA ABc|BGE E2E|FGA BGE|A3 A2:| |:e|cAc ece|fdf e2 (a/f/)|ecA ABc|BGE E2 (e/d/)|cAc ece|fdf e2 (a/f/)|ecA EFG|A3 A2:|
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Questions about The old man's delight
The old man's delight is in A, in 6/8 time. The A major scale gives you every note it uses.
Moderate. 92% 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.