jig · Key of Am

The three little drummers

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The three little drummers"The three little drummersDouble jiganon. (Ireland)310000002025250000005023230000002025255023522000505505503303305505550235205505503303350235220005055545757305055545757350555457573055023522000Book: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 189

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X:189
T:The three little drummers
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 189
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Am
(g/f/)|eAA eAA|BAB GBd|eAA eAA|de^f gfg|eAA eAA|BAB GBd|de^f gdB|BAA A2:|
d|eaa eaa|egg egg|eaa eaa|de^f gdB|eaa eaa|egg egg|de^f gdB|BAA A2:|
|:d|eaa a^ga|bab ged|eaa a^ga|bab g2d|eaa a^ga|bab ged|de^f gdB|BAA A2:|
FAQ

Questions about The three little drummers

  • The three little drummers is in Am, in 6/8 time. The A minor scale gives you every note it uses.

  • 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. 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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