jig · Key of D
Daniel of the sun
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:200
T:Daniel of the sun
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 200
R:Double jig
m:Tn2 = (3n/o/n/ o/4n/4-n/
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
(d/e/)|fdd {f}edd|fef dBA|(B<e)e e2d|(B<e)e e2 (d/e/)|fdd edd|fef .dBA|(B<d)d d2A|(B<d)d d2:|
|:(d/e/)f>ga e>fg|f>ef dBA|(B<e)e e^de|(B<e)e e2g|f>ga e>fg|f>ef dBA|(B<d)d d2A|(B<d)d d2:|
|:(d/e/)Tf2d Te2d|Tf2d dBA|Bee e2d|Bee e2(d/e/)|fdd edd|fef dBA|(B<d)d d2A|(B<d)d d2:|FAQ
Questions about Daniel of the sun
Daniel of the sun 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 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.