jig · Key of G

The ranting rake

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The ranting rake"The ranting rakeDouble jiganon. (Ireland)2050553525525030525020020505535255250305255055Tenor Banjo52505055253532520502525220502305253525055Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 303
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X:303
T:The ranting rake
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 303
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
B/A/|G>AG G2g|dBd dBd|ege dBd|ABA ABA|G>AG G2g|dBd dBd|ege dBd|G>AG G2:|
|:G/B/|d3 e3|d>ed dBG|cdc BdB|AGA BGE|d3 B3|{B}AGA Bge|dBd gdB|G>AG G2:|
FAQ

Questions about The ranting rake

  • The ranting rake 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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