Key of G

If the Sea Were Ink

Also known as da m-bu.d n-.duba.c an .muir lan

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "If the Sea Were Ink."If the Sea Were Ink.da m-bu.d n-.duba.c an .muir lan.0230520255250205200252025Tenor Banjo~250525023357530300525020525Tenor Banjo~D.C.052502335875320300525053D.C.Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 552Notes:"Moderate." "Collected from F. O'Neill."
ABC notation source
X:552
T:If the Sea Were Ink.
T:da m-bu.d n-.duba.c an .muir lan.
N:"Moderate." "Collected from F. O'Neill."
B:O'Neill's 552
M:C
L:1/8
K:G
(e/f/g/e/)|dBAB G2 GB|d2 e>f e2 dB|A2 AB dBAB|G4 z2Hx:|
Bd|e2 dB d2 ef|g2 "~"(g>a) b2 (ag)|e2 g>e edBd|(e3f/e/) d2 (Bd)|
e2 dB d2 e>f|g2 "~"g>a {c'}b2 ag|{f}e2 (g>e) edBd|e3d Hg2 "D.C."||
FAQ

Questions about If the Sea Were Ink

  • If the Sea Were Ink is in G, in C time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 97% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.

  • The tune type is not recorded in the source collection.

  • 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.