jig · Key of G

The tongs by the fire

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The tongs by the fire"The tongs by the fireDouble jiganon. (Ireland)052530453052530325202542052530453052530325332023Tenor Banjo535235232535253230532555023732520305023520502555Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 185
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X:185
T:The tongs by the fire
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 185
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
D|GBd cAF|G(ge) dBG|(c<e)c BdB|ABG FED|GBd cAF|G(ge) dBG|cec Bag|{g}fef g2:|
|:d|gdB gdB|gfa gdB|{a}gfg eag|fdd def|gbg faf|ege def|gdB AGA|BGG G2:|
FAQ

Questions about The tongs by the fire

  • The tongs by the fire is in G, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 99% 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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