jig · Key of Em
Whiskey and Water
O’Neill 1903 no. 874
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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X:874 T:Whiskey and Water N:"Collected by F.O'Neill" B:O'Neill's 874 M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Em B2A G3|GBA G3|B2A G2A|B2A BGE| B2A G3|GBA G2E|FEF d2B|e2B AFD:| B2e e2d|fed e3|B2e e2f|g2e fdB| |1 B2^c d2B|edc d3|B2^c d2e|f2e dBA:| |2 B2^c d2=c|(B>cB/A/) G3|FEF d2B|e2B AFD|]
FAQ
Questions about Whiskey and Water
Whiskey and Water is in Em, in 6/8 time. The E minor scale gives you every note it uses.
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. Copy the ABC below into the ABC transposer, move the transpose control by semitone, and the notation and tab are redrawn together in the new key. Handy if a singer wants it lower or the tune sits awkwardly on the neck.
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.