jig · Key of G

The Thief of Lough Erne

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Thief of Lough Erne"The Thief of Lough Erne505200500532052225252220Tenor Banjo52005005320255502555Tenor Banjo025555525555504434404030Tenor Banjo1255555255555253202555Tenor Banjo225504452253253202555Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 963Notes:"Collected by F.O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X:963
T:The Thief of Lough Erne
N:"Collected by F.O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 963
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
(G/A/)|GED DCD|Adc B2A|GEE EGE|GEE E2A|
GED DCD|Adc B2A|BGG G2A|BGG G2:|
A|BGG dGG|BGG dGG|AFF cFF|AFA c2A|
[1 BGG dGG|BGG dGG|Bdc B2A|BGG G2:|
[2 BGG AFF|GEE d2c|(B<d)c B2A|BGG G2|]
FAQ

Questions about The Thief of Lough Erne

  • The Thief of Lough Erne is in G, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Very easy. 100% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 5.

  • 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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