jig · Key of Am

The Short Grass

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Short Grass"The Short Grass05352352202525352352055505Tenor Banjo352352202525300053000Tenor Banjo35330503335057553005550Tenor Banjo13533050333501051050300Tenor Banjo2310531310532300053000Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 981Notes:"Collected by J.O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X:981
T:The Short Grass
N:"Collected by J.O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 981
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Am
(e/d/)|cGE cGE|EDE CEG|cGE cGE|Add ded|
cGE cGE|EDE CEG|cee e2d|cAA A2:|
z|gag ged|ecc cde|aba age|edd d2e|
[1 gag ged|ecc cde|fed fed|ecA A2:|
[2 gfe agf|gfe dcB|cee e2d|cAA A2|]
FAQ

Questions about The Short Grass

  • The Short Grass is in Am, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 99% 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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