jig · Key of G

Black Donald the piper

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Black Donald the piper"Black Donald the piperDouble jiganon. (Ireland)5220235222055220235250205522033522320502350525205Tenor Banjo355300353205355300525020535530035320502350525205Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 172
ABC notation source
X:172
T:Black Donald the piper
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 172
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
dBB efg|dBB BAG|dBB efg|dBG (A2{B/A/}G)|dBB ecc|dBB ({c}B)AG|A2B cde|dBG ({B}A2)G:|
|:gdd gee|gdc BAG|gdd gee|dBG (A2{B/A/}G)|gdd gee|gdc BAG|A2B cde|dBG ({B}A2)G:|
FAQ

Questions about Black Donald the piper

  • Black Donald the piper 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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