jig · Key of G
The pretty brown girl
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:151 T:The pretty brown girl C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 151 R:Double jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G A|B2d cAA|BGG (cA)G|B2d cAA|BGG G2A|B2d cAA|Bd(e d)BG|B2d cBA|BGG G2:| |:f|gee fdd|ece dBG|gfe fd(f|e)ce d2 (e/f/)|gfe fdf|(e/f/g)(e d)BG|B2d cBA|BGG G2:|
FAQ
Questions about The pretty brown girl
The pretty brown girl is in G, 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.