jig · Key of A

The Redhaired Hag

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Redhaired Hag."The Redhaired Hag.Jig204050045032326656624552040500Tenor Banjo0405004502455023520400Tenor Banjo054204045024526252624550Tenor Banjo54204045055023520400Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 923Notes:"collected by F. O'Neill."
ABC notation source
X:923
T:The Redhaired Hag.
B:O'Neill's 923
N:"collected by F. O'Neill."
M:6/8
R:Jig
L:1/8
K:A
f | ecA aeA | cde =gfg | BGG dGG | Bcd d2f | ecA aeA |
ecA aeA | cde fga | def =gdB | ecA A2 :|
|| e | agf ecA | cde fga | BGB dBG | Bcd d2 e |
agf ecA | cde a3 | def =gdB | ecA A2 :|
FAQ

Questions about The Redhaired Hag

  • The Redhaired Hag is in A, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Moderate. 94% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 6.

  • 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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