The Irish Washerwoman

Music:  Traditional Irish

 

This tab is by Malcolm Hannah (notes are his).  Jay Buckey also has arrangements for various instruments on his site.

 

Thanks to those who responded to my posting of a traditional Scots tune.

Here's a traditional Irish jig (6/8 time) with suggested chords.

Play part 1 twice then part 2 twice.  The note marked with * should be

played only when going into part 2; otherwise (when repeating part 1) play

the two notes in the Intro bar.  Try it: you'll see what I mean.

 

Part 2 is mostly played with a half-barre at fret 7.

 

PART 1:

                                                        Intro bar

                                                       E|------------------|

                                                       B|------------3--1--|

                                                       G|------------------|

                                                       D|------------------|

                                                       A|------------------|

                                                       E|------------------|

                                                         .  .  .  .  .  .

 

G        G         G        G         Am       Am        Am       C

------------------|------------------|------------------|---------0--------|

0-----------------|0-----0--3--1--0--|1-----------------|1--0--1-----3--1--|

---0--0-----0--0--|---0--------------|---2--2-----2--2--|------------------|

---------0--------|------------------|---------2--------|------------------|

------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

.  .  .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .  .  .

 

G        G         G        G         C        D         G        G     *

------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

0-----------------|0-----0--3--1--0--|1--0--1-----3--1--|0--------------8--|

---0--0-----0--0--|---0--------------|---------2--------|---0--0--0--------|

---------0--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

.  .  .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .  .  .

 

PART 2:

G        G         G        G         D        D         Em       D

------------------|---------7--------|------------------|------------------|

8-----8--8-----8--|8-----8-----10-8--|7-----7--7-----7--|7-----7--10-8--7--|

---7--------7-----|---7--------------|---7--------7-----|---7--------------|

------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

.  .  .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .  .  .

 

Em       D         C        G         C        D         G

------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

---8--8-----8--8--|---8--8-----8--8--|------------------|------------------|

9--------7--------|------------------|------------7-----|---0--0--0--------|

------------------|10-------9--------|10-9--10-7-----10-|9-----------------|

------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

.  .  .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .  .  .