Irish Washerwoman

                      Irish Washerwoman

                                                 Traditional
                                       Mandolin tablature by 
                                    Elizabeth T. Knuth, 1998

Key: C

Jig.


E--||------3-1--|--0-----------------|--0-----0--3--1--0--|
A--||--6:-------|-----3--3-----3--3--|-----3--------------|
D--||--8:-------|-----------5--------|--------------------|
G--||-----------|--------------------|--------------------|
           | |     |  |  |  |  |  |     |  |  |  |  |  |  
           |=|     |__|__|  |__|__|     |__|__|  |__|__|  


|--1-----------------|--1--0--1--5--3--1--|
|-----5--5-----5--5--|--------------------|
|-----------5--------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
   |  |  |  |  |  |     |  |  |  |  |  |  
   |__|__|  |__|__|     |__|__|  |__|__|


|--0-----------------|--0-----0--3--1--0--|
|-----3--3-----3--3--|-----3--------------|
|-----------5--------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
   |  |  |  |  |  |     |  |  |  |  |  |  
   |__|__|  |__|__|     |__|__|  |__|__|  


|--1--0--1-----3--1--|--0------------------|
|-----------5--------|-----3--3--3----3-5--|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
   |  |  |  |  |  |     |  |  |  |    | | 
   |__|__|  |__|__|     |__|__|  |    |=|                                                       


|--0-----------------|--0-----0--0--------|
|-----3--3-----3--3--|-----3--------5--3--|
|-----------5--------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
   |  |  |  |  |  |     |  |  |  |  |  |  
   |__|__|  |__|__|     |__|__|  |__|__|


|--------------------|--------------------|
|--5--2--2-----2--2--|--5--2--5--5--3--2--|
|-----------5--------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
   |  |  |  |  |  |     |  |  |  |  |  |
   |__|__|  |__|__|     |__|__|  |__|__|


|--------------------|--------------------|
|--0--3--3-----3--3--|-----3--3-----3--3--|
|-----------5--------|--3--------2--------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
   |  |  |  |  |  |     |  |  |  |  |  |  
   |__|__|  |__|__|     |__|__|  |__|__|


|--1--0--1-----3--1--|--0--------------||
|-----------5--------|-----3--3--3-----||
|--------------------|-----------2-----||
|--------------------|-----------0-----||
   |  |  |  |  |  |     |  |  |  |
   |__|__|  |__|__|     |__|__|  |

Since this is a jig, you should strive to keep up a steady pace. Preferably fast, but an uneven tempo will mar this piece more than being a little slow will. Downbeats are on the first and fourth notes of a measure.

This well-known tune can serve as a good warmup exercise for mandolin players.

If you like, you can hear a MIDI file of "Irish Washerwoman".

Simple Gifts Mandolin Tablature Archive | Elizabeth T. Knuth's Home Page

Comments to: eknuth@unix.csbsju.edu