jig · Key of G
Biddy is my Darling
Also known as 'si bri.gidin mo run
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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ABC notation source
X:564
T:Biddy is my Darling.
T:'si bri.gidin mo run.
R:jig
N:Cheerfully." "Collected from F. O'Neill."
B:O'Neill's 564
M:6/8
L:1/8
%Q:110
K:G
d|B z G c z A|BdB G z d|e z c e z f|{a}gfe d2f|
gfe dcB|edc BAG|1 FGA ABc|BcB A2:|2 FGA ABA|G3 G2||
d|g z d Bcd|efg d zd|g z f efg|age d z d|
g z a bag|efg d2 c|BAG FGA|G3 G2||FAQ
Questions about Biddy is my Darling
Biddy is my Darling is in G, in 6/8 time. The G major scale gives you every note it uses.
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. Copy the ABC below into the ABC transposer, move the transpose control by semitone, and the notation and tab are redrawn together in the new key. Handy if a singer wants it lower or the tune sits awkwardly on the neck.
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.