jig · Key of D

Bold John O'Leary

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Bold John O'Leary"Bold John O'LearyDouble jiganon. (Ireland)53054054024542050253230532054054054020400532555Tenor Banjo235525537525333302305405420545054502054050545Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 262
ABC notation source
X:262
T:Bold John O'Leary
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 262
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
a|ged cAG|FDE F2G|F>ED d>ef|({a}g)>fg eag|fed cAG|cAG FDE|DFA eag|fdd d2:|
||(f/g/)|a3 dfa|agb afd|g>gg gef|ged c>AG|F>ED dcd|edc d2e|fed cAG|Adc d2:|
FAQ

Questions about Bold John O'Leary

  • Bold John O'Leary is in D, 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 7.

  • 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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