jig · Key of G

Castle Donovan

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Castle Donovan"Castle DonovanDouble jiganon. (Ireland)= 1285020205055250553522050532320205055250553523045Tenor Banjo5323023253205323023525532320205055250553523045Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 26
ABC notation source
X:26
T:Castle Donovan
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 26
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=128
K:G
G/A/|MB3 ABA|GAG GBd|edd gdB|BAG Adc|BcB ABA|GAG GBd|edd gdB|cAF G2:|
d|gfg efg|fag fed|gfg efg|afd d2c|BcB ABA|GAG GBd|edd gdB|cAF G2:|
FAQ

Questions about Castle Donovan

  • Castle Donovan is in G, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • 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. 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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