jig · Key of A

Blackeyed Biddy

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Blackeyed Biddy"Blackeyed BiddyDouble jiganon., words: Lina Sandell (Ireland)2020040054204205240050402004005420420524000505250520402450405404042454505420420524000Book: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 86

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X:86
T:Blackeyed Biddy
C:anon., words: Lina Sandell
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 86
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:A
E|ABA Ace|eac B2A|cBA d2B|cAA aec|ABA Ace|eac B2A|cBA d2B|cAA A2:|
|:a|e2a f2a|e2a fec|efg aec|eac ecA|cBc dcd|eac B2A|cBA d2B|cAA A2:|
FAQ

Questions about Blackeyed Biddy

  • Blackeyed Biddy is in A, in 6/8 time. The A major scale gives you every note it uses.

  • 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. 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.

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