jig · Key of Am

Tie the petticoat tighter

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Tie the petticoat tighter"Tie the petticoat tighterSingle jiganon. (Ireland)2302523025255555552302523025200000002350532Tenor Banjo123202523533523533523505323202525755035755033505010532050000000Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 371
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X:371
T:Tie the petticoat tighter
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 371
R:Single jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Am
B|c2A BGE|c2A BGE|G2G G2d|G2G G2B|c2A BGE|c2A BGE|A2A A2e|A2A A2:|B|cde dcB|
cBA BGE|g>ag gdB|g>ag gdB|[1cde dcB|cBA BGE|aba aec|aba aec:|[2cde def|edc BAG|A2A A2e|A2A 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. 98% 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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