jig · Key of A

Tim The Thatcher

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Tim The Thatcher"Tim The ThatcherJig20204052620204022602Tenor Banjo020405250023533205260Tenor Banjo5020520002502052526625Tenor Banjo0205202457533205260Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 739Notes:"Collected by Mary O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X:739
T:Tim The Thatcher
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:O'Neill's 739
R:Jig
N:"Collected by Mary O'Neill"
K:A
   E | A>BA c2 A | d2 B G2   B    | A>BA c2 A | B2 E GAB |
       A>BA c2 A | dBd  e2 (e/f/) | =gag gfe  | dBG  A2 :|
|: d | e>fe d2 B | e2 A   A>Bd    | e>fe d2 B | dBG GBd  |
       e>fe d2 B | e2 f g2   a    | ba=g gfe  | dBG  A2 :|
FAQ

Questions about Tim The Thatcher

  • Tim The Thatcher is in A, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Moderate. 91% 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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