slip jig · Key of Gm
The Parson Boasts of Mild Ale
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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X: 384 T:The Parson Boasts of Mild Ale M:9/8 L:1/8 B:O'Neill's 384 N:"Gaily." N:The last note of the second section is 1/4 (should be dotted.) N:The accidental on the last note of the first section should N:be on the previous note. N:"collected by J. O'Neill" K:Gm G2D B,A,B, G,2D|G2G GAB cA^F|GAB AG^F G2(D/2E/2)|=FGF FCB, A,B,C| G2D B,A,B, G,2D|G2G GAB cAF|BAG AG^F G2(G/2A/2)|BAG DGF ^G2|| c|B2B B2d fdB|A2F FcB ABc|BAG G2D G2G|dBG GAG Bcd| B2B BBd f2B|A2F FcB ABc|BAG G2D/2D/2 G2(G/2A/2)|BAG DG^F G2||
FAQ
Questions about The Parson Boasts of Mild Ale
The Parson Boasts of Mild Ale is in Gm, in 9/8 time. The G minor scale gives you every note it uses.
Easy. 99% 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. 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.