jig · Key of Gm
BLACK EYED SUSAN
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X: 53 T: BLACK EYED SUSAN B: O'Neill's 53 M: 6/8 L: 1/8 N: "Slow" N: "Collected by J.O'Neill" N: 1st Setting. K:Gm D \ | (G2A) (BAG) | (^F2G) D2D | (G2A) (BAG) | ^F2G HA2 d | | (d2A) (GFD) | (D2C) (B,2C) | (D2G) (GBA) | G2^F G2 || || z \ | (G2F) (F2D) | (B2A) G3 | (B>c)d (c<A)G | F3- F2D | | G2A (B>AB/c/) | Hd3 He2 c | (B2A) (TG^FA) | G2^F G2 ||
FAQ
Questions about BLACK EYED SUSAN
BLACK EYED SUSAN is in Gm, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 99% 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.