jig · Key of D

Bessy Murphy

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Bessy Murphy"Bessy Murphy054502450540545040545005Tenor Banjo450245054054045054045Tenor Banjo320545020540545040545003Tenor Banjo2054502054054045054045Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 953Notes:"Collected by Ennis"
ABC notation source
X:953
T:Bessy Murphy
N:"Collected by Ennis"
B:O'Neill's 953
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
(A/G/)|F2G ABc|ded cAG|FGA cAG|FGA A2G|
F2G ABc|ded cAG|FDF GAG|FDF G2:|
g|fed cde|fed cAG|FGA cAG|FGA A2g|
fed cde|fed cAG|FDF GAG|FDF G2:|
FAQ

Questions about Bessy Murphy

  • Bessy Murphy is in D, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • 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. 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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