jig · Key of Am

Tie the Petticoat Tighter

Also known as The Bonnie Highlander

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Tie the Petticoat Tighter."Tie the Petticoat Tighter.The Bonnie Highlander.JigF. O'Neill.23025230252555555523025230252Tenor Banjo00000002350532320252353352353352Tenor Banjo123505323202525755035755033505010532060000000Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's Music of IrelandNotes:O'Neill's - 792
ABC notation source
X:792
T:Tie the Petticoat Tighter.
T:The Bonnie Highlander.
C:F. O'Neill.
B:O'Neill's Music of Ireland
N:O'Neill's - 792
R:Jig
M:6/8
K:Am
B2|c2 A BGE|c2 A BGE|G2 G G2 d|G2 G G2 B|c2 A BGE|c2 A BGE|
|A2 A A2 e|A2 A A2:|B|cde dcB|cBA BGE|g>ag gdB|g>ag gdB|
[1 cde dcB|cBA BGE|aba aec|aba aec:|[2 cde def|edc BA^G|\
A2 A A2 e|A2 A A2|]
FAQ

Questions about Tie the Petticoat Tighter

  • Tie the Petticoat Tighter is in Am, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 97% 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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