jig · Key of A

The Old Woman Tossed Up in a Blanket

Also known as Sweeping the Cobwebs Out of the Sky

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Old Woman Tossed Up in a Blanket."The Old Woman Tossed Up in a Blanket.Sweeping the Cobwebs Out of the Sky.JigF. O'Neill.20422402044200424240442042240204420042424000Tenor Banjo04205420542052040420420402052240020420042424000Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's Music of IrelandNotes:O'Neill's - 771
ABC notation source
X:771
T:The Old Woman Tossed Up in a Blanket.
T:Sweeping the Cobwebs Out of the Sky.
C:F. O'Neill.
B:O'Neill's Music of Ireland
N:O'Neill's - 771
M:6/8
R:Jig
K:A
E|AcB Bce|fec {c}B2 A|AcB c2 B|cAF ~F2 E|\
AcB Bce|fec {c}B2 A|AcB c2 B|cAA A2:|
||e|{g}fea {g}fea|{g}fea fec|ecf ecf|ecA B2 e|\
(af).f (ge).e|(fe).c B2 A|AcB c2 B|cAA A2:|
FAQ

Questions about The Old Woman Tossed Up in a Blanket

  • The Old Woman Tossed Up in a Blanket is in A, 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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