jig · Key of D

Daniel of the Sun

O’Neill 1903 no. 984

Also known as Domnall Na Greine

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Daniel of the Sun"Daniel of the SunDomnall Na Greinedouble jig"collected by F. O'Neill"52552055202520200520052550552025202550255523502320252020006020032350232025202550255525052052020005200052550552025202550255Book: O'Neill's 984Source: 984 O'Neill's Music of IrelandNotes:The original includes transcription errors in bars 4 & 9a tilde has been used to denote a trill

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ABC notation source
X:984
T:Daniel of the Sun
T:Domnall Na Greine
R:double jig
C:"collected by F. O'Neill"
S:984 O'Neill's Music of Ireland
N:The original includes transcription errors in bars 4 & 9
N:a tilde has been used to denote a trill
B:O'Neill's 984
M:6/8
K:D
d/-e/|fdd {f}edd|fef dBA|B<-ee e2 d|B<-ee e2 d/-e/|
|fdd edd|fef dBA|B<-dd d2 A|B<-dd d2:|
d/-e/|f>ga e>fg|f>ef dBA|B<ee e^de|B<-ee e2 g|
|f>ga e>fg|f>ef dBA|B<-dd d2 A|B<-dd d2|
d/-e/|~f2 d ~e2 d|~f2 e dBA|Bee e2 d|Bee e2 d/-e/|
|fdd edd|fef dBA|B<-dd d2 A|B<-dd d2||
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Questions about Daniel of the Sun

  • Daniel of the Sun is in D, in 6/8 time. The D major scale gives you every note it uses.

  • Easy. 99% 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. 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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