jig · Key of D
The straw seat
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:97
T:The straw seat
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 97
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
(3A/B/c/|d2d ded|{d2}cBA ABc|d2d de_f|ecA A2 B/A/|d2d ded|{d}cBA ABc|dB/c/d =cBA|GEE E2:|
|:(A/G/)|FDF ABA|FDF ABA|ECE GAG|ECE GAG|FDF ABA|FDF ABc|d(B/c/d) =cBA|GED D2:|FAQ
Questions about The straw seat
The straw seat is in D, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 98% 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.