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The old man's delight

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The old man's delight"The old man's delightDouble jiganon. (Ireland)52040042622520400402754520400242622246026200Tenor Banjo040404025205204002426220540404025205204024600Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 85
ABC notation source
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:|
FAQ

Questions about The old man's delight

  • The old man's delight is in A, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • 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. 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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