jig · Key of Ador

The tenpenny bit

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The tenpenny bit"The tenpenny bitDouble jiganon. (Ireland)05200502052350525023205200205020523505035232050502323053205023230235573752532050232025232050Book: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 162

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X:162
T:The tenpenny bit
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 162
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Ador
(A/G/)|EAA G2A|Bed Bcd|edB G2A|B2({c/B/}A) GED|DED G2A|Bed Bcd|ede gdB|({c}B)AG A2:|
|:d|e2f gfg|eag fed|e2f gfg|efg a2a|bgb afa|gfe def|gfe fdB|({c}B)AG A2:|
FAQ

Questions about The tenpenny bit

  • The tenpenny bit is in Ador, in 6/8 time. The A dorian scale gives you every note it uses.

  • Easy. 98% 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. Copy the ABC below into the ABC transposer, move the transpose control by semitone, and the notation and tab are redrawn together in the new key. Handy if a singer wants it lower or the tune sits awkwardly on the neck.

  • 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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