jig · Key of A

Beautiful Mary McKeon

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Beautiful Mary McKeon"Beautiful Mary McKeon42040052002420662060232042Tenor Banjo0400520060242066206602000Tenor Banjo42045002304505440542062245Tenor Banjo00452600242066206602000Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 434Notes:"Gaily"Irish title: maire alain ni .miceoin
ABC notation source
X:434
T:Beautiful Mary McKeon
N:"Gaily"
N:Irish title: maire alain ni .miceoin
B:O'Neill's 434
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:A
(c/B/) | Ace edB | AAB cEA | .G(G/E/D) C2 D | E=cB A2 (^c/B/) |
Ace edB | .A(A/G/A/B/) cEA | G(G/E/D) C2 (C/D/) | EAA A2 ||
(c/B/) | A>cd eef | =gec d2 (e/d/) | ccA dcB | AGE E2 (c/d/) |
eec dBG | AAB cEA | .G(G/E/D) C2 C/D/ | EAA A2 ||
FAQ

Questions about Beautiful Mary McKeon

  • Beautiful Mary McKeon is in A, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Moderate. 86% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 6.

  • 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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