jig · Key of G

Ballyhooley

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Ballyhooley"BallyhooleyDouble jiganon. (Ireland)50523502035050552532053230325202035052530455Tenor Banjo32052505252532052503000237352503052525230455Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 130
ABC notation source
X:130
T:Ballyhooley
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 130
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
GAG Bcd|ABA cde|GAG dBd|gfe dcB|cec BdB|ABA cde|dBG cAF|G3 G3:|
|:gfe dBd|edB GBd|gfe dBd|ecA A2 (e/f/)|gbg afd|ege dBG|BdB cAF|G3 G3:|
FAQ

Questions about Ballyhooley

  • Ballyhooley is in G, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 99% 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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