jig · Key of Em

Captain O'Kane

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Captain O'Kane"Captain O'Kane20424542450542024525205420422220Tenor Banjo4245424505420245222054204222Tenor Banjo24522205400053206023206023Tenor Banjo3205320450245252054204222Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 627Notes:"Moderate"
ABC notation source
X: 627
T: Captain O'Kane
B: O'Neill's 627
N: "Moderate"
M:6/8
L: 1/16
K:Em
(ED) \
| (B,2E2F2) (G4FE) | (FGAGFE) (D2E2F2) | (G2B2G2) (BAGFED) | (B,2E2).E2 E4(ED) |
| (B,2E2F2) (G4FE) | (FGAGFE) (D2E2F2) | (G2B2).B2 (BAGFED) | (B,2E2).E2 E4 ||
|| (EF) \
| (G2B2).B2 B4(AG) | (F2A2).A2 A4(dc) | (B2e2^d2) (e3fg2) | (B2e2^d2) e4(fg) |
| (g3fe2)  (d3cB2) | (A2F2).d2 (D2E2F2) | (G2B2G2) (BAGFED) | (B,2E2).E2 E4 |]
FAQ

Questions about Captain O'Kane

  • Captain O'Kane is in Em, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 98% 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.

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