jig · Key of Am

The Tenpenny Bit. 1st Setting

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Tenpenny Bit. 1st Setting."The Tenpenny Bit. 1st Setting.Jig000060025525500060020000Tenor Banjo0006002552553200522000Tenor Banjo5023230531050232302455Tenor Banjo7555223205023200522000Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 929Notes:"collected by Beamish."
ABC notation source
X:929
T:The Tenpenny Bit. 1st Setting.
B:O'Neill's 929
N:"collected by Beamish."
M:6/8
R:Jig
L:1/8
K:Am
e | eAA ^GAA | Bdd Bdd | eAA ^GAA | BAA A2 e |
eAA ^GAA | Bdd Bdd | g^fe edB | BAA A2 :|
|| d | e2 ^f gfg | eag fed | e2 ^f gfg | e^f^g a2 a |
baa a^ff | g^fe def | g^fe edB | BAA A2 :|
FAQ

Questions about The Tenpenny Bit. 1st Setting

  • The Tenpenny Bit. 1st Setting is in Am, 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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