jig · Key of G

The red rose

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The red rose"The red roseDouble jiganon. (Ireland)5250552530305030525020052505525323050305250555Tenor Banjo535775325330503052502005357753323050305250555Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 315
ABC notation source
X:315
T:The red rose
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 315
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
(d/B/)|GAG GBd|geg e2d|ege dBG|ABA A2(d/B/)|GAG GBd|gfg e2d|ege dBG|AGG G2:|
|:d|gab bag|fag ged|ege dBG|ABA A2d|gab bag|gfg e2d|ege dBG|AGG G2:|
FAQ

Questions about The red rose

  • The red rose is in G, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 96% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.

  • 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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