jig · Key of D

The priest and his boots

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The priest and his boots"The priest and his bootsDouble jiganon. (Ireland)4500000254205452054040450200200254205452353045235253032520405452054040235752353023250405452353045Book: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 188

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X:188
T:The priest and his boots
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 188
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
c/d/|e2e e2e|efd cBA|dcd fed|cAc e2c/d/|efe efe|efd cBA|dcd fga|gec d2:|
|:f/g/|afa geg|fdf ecA|dcd fed|cAc e2 (f/g/)|a2({b/a/}f) g2 ({a/g/}e)|f2 ({g/f/}d) ecA|dcd fga|gec d2:|
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Questions about The priest and his boots

  • The priest and his boots is in D, in 6/8 time. The D major scale gives you every note it uses.

  • 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. 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.

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