jig · Key of G

The priest's leap

O’Neill 1907 no. 59

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The priest's leap"The priest's leapDouble jiganon. (Ireland)0520525023525205204004052052502323030525424525055325023525055320400405055325023230305254245Book: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 59

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X:59
T:The priest's leap
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 59
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
D|GBA G2B|def gdB|GBA G2B|AFD AFD|GBA G2B|def gfg|ecA dBG|FEF G2:|
|:B|ded dcB|def gdB|ded dcB|AFD AFD|ded dcB|def gfg|ecA dBG|FEF G2:|
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Questions about The priest's leap

  • The priest's leap is in G, in 6/8 time. The G 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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