jig · Key of D
What ails you?
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:393 T:What ails you? C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 393 R:Single jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:D A|d2d def|e2d c2A|B2B BAF|A2A ABc|d2d def|e2d c2A|B2A GEF|D2D D2:| ||B|A2G FEF|A2A A2g|f2d edB|d2d d2B|A2G FEF|A2A A2A|Bcd edc|d2D D2:|
FAQ
Questions about What ails you?
What ails you? is in D, 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.