jig · Key of G

Bessy Murphy

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Bessy Murphy"Bessy MurphyDouble jiganon. (Ireland)054502350530545030545005450235053054045054045Tenor Banjo3205350205305450305450032053502053054045054045Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 177
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X:177
T:Bessy Murphy
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 177
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
(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 G, 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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