jig · Key of Am

The Tenpenny Bit. 2nd Setting

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Tenpenny Bit. 2nd Setting."The Tenpenny Bit. 2nd Setting.Jig0520050205235052502320520Tenor Banjo0205020523505035232060Tenor Banjo5023230531050232302455Tenor Banjo74752531050231015232060Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 930Notes:"collected by J. Kennedy."
ABC notation source
X:930
T:The Tenpenny Bit. 2nd Setting.
B:O'Neill's 930
N:"collected by J. Kennedy."
M:6/8
R:Jig
L:1/8
K:Am
(A/G/) | EAA G2 A | Bed Bcd | edB G2 A | B2 {c/B/}A GED |
DED G2A | Bed Bcd | ede gdB | {c}BA^G A2 :|
|| d | e2 ^f gfg | eag fed | e2 ^f gfg | e^f^g a2 a |
b^gb a^fa | gfe de^f | gfe fdB | {c}BA^G A2 :|
FAQ

Questions about The Tenpenny Bit. 2nd Setting

  • The Tenpenny Bit. 2nd Setting is in Am, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 95% 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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