jig · Key of D
Daniel O'Rourke
O’Neill 1907 no. 50
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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X:50 T:Daniel O'Rourke C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 50 R:Double jig M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=128 K:D b/a/|gdB BdB|gdB gba|gdB BdB|e=cA A2f|gdB BdB|gdB gab|afd gec|ded d2:| z|d2b afd|afd fga|d2b afd|ecA cde|d2b afd|afd fga|[1bge afd|ecA cde:|[2Bge cAc|ded d2|| (B/c/)|d2d' d'ag|fdd def|gag bge|cAA A2(B/c/)|d2d' d'ag|fdd d2 d/c/|Bge cAc|ded d2:|
FAQ
Questions about Daniel O'Rourke
Daniel O'Rourke is in D, in 6/8 time. The D major scale gives you every note it uses.
Harder. 92% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 10.
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.