jig · Key of G

The Protestant Boys

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Protestant Boys"The Protestant Boys05052320403052553205450Tenor Banjo50523204030525320545Tenor Banjo5303050232053203Tenor Banjo053235532023525320545Tenor BanjoBook: "O'Neill's 19"Notes:"With spirit" "collected by J. O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X: 19
T: The Protestant Boys
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
B: "O'Neill's 19"
N: "With spirit" "collected by J. O'Neill"
K:G
D | GAG BcB | AFA c2 e | dBG GcB | AGF G2 D |
GAG BcB | AFA c2 e | dBG c2 B | AGF G2 ||
d | g2-d e2-d | g2-d e2-d | def gfe | dcB A2 g |
edc Bcd | dcB ABc | dBG c2 B | AGF G2 ||
FAQ

Questions about The Protestant Boys

  • The Protestant Boys 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.

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