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 ErneDouble jiganon. (Ireland)025200200532052225252220520020053202555025550255555Tenor Banjo1225555504434404030255555255555253202555255555320525253202555Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 186
ABC notation source
X:186
T:The thief of Lough Erne
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 186
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
(A/B/)|GED DED|Adc B2A|GEE EGE|GEE E2A|GED DED|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 dGG|gfe dBG|(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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