Key of D

Blackbird, The

Also known as An Londub

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Blackbird"The BlackbirdAn Londub"collected by J.O;Neill"= 10052542020502405505404505400Tenor Banjo440255054045054000Tenor Banjo52523575323523533752353255Tenor Banjo250235753235235325550235753Tenor Banjo235235302054024505023505Tenor Banjo45023054045054000Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1793Source: 1793 O'Neill's Music of IrelandNotes:Tilde (~) used for trill
ABC notation source
X:1793
T:Blackbird, The
T:An Londub
C:"collected by J.O;Neill"
S:1793 O'Neill's Music of Ireland
N:Tilde (~) used for trill
B:O'Neill's 1793
M:2/4
L:1/16
Q:100
K:D
d-c|B2d2 c2B2|ABAG ABcA|~d-cde dcAF|GAGF D2D-E|
F2F-G A2f-e|~d-cde dcAF|GAGF D2D2|D6:|
d-e|f2d2 f2g2|abag fgaf|g2{a}g-f gbaf|gagf d2d-e|
f2de f2g2|abag fgaf|gagf d2d2|defg abag|
fgaf gage|f2ed cA2B|c2de defg|a4 A3G|
FGAB =c3e|d^cAF GAGF|D2D2 D2:|
FAQ

Questions about Blackbird, The

  • Blackbird, The is in D, in 2/4 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 97% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.

  • The tune type is not recorded in the source collection.

  • 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.