jig · Key of G

The wheels of the world

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The wheels of the world"The wheels of the worldDouble jiganon. (Ireland)54000002523202350300254205002523202350300555250235252530Tenor Banjo122350300254205023525253023503005555002523202350300555Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 54
ABC notation source
X:54
T:The wheels of the world
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 54
R:Double jig
m:~n3 = no/4n/m/4n
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
G|FDD ADD|BGB cBA|Bcd ecA|ABG FED|~G3 A2A|BGB cBA|Bcd ecA|AGG G2::B|def gdB|dBG c2A|
Bcd ecA|ABG FED|[1 def gdB|dBG c2A|Bcd ecA|AGG G2:|[2 ~G3 A2A|BGB cBA|Bcd ecA|AGG G2|]
FAQ

Questions about The wheels of the world

  • The wheels of the world 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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