jig · Key of C

The short grass

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The short grass"The short grassDouble jiganon. (Ireland)05352352202525352352055505352352202525Tenor Banjo30005300035330503335057553005550Tenor Banjo123533050333501051050300310531310532300053000Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 197
ABC notation source
X:197
T:The short grass
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 197
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:C
(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 C, 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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