Key of G

Kilkenny Tune

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Kilkenny Tune"Kilkenny Tune53202505205523523052525323053Tenor Banjo20250520552353053205Tenor Banjo3501013150101310232353235323535053Tenor Banjo20250520552353053205Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 273Notes:"Lively"
ABC notation source
X: 273
T: Kilkenny Tune
B: O'Neill's 273
N: "Lively"
M: C
L: 1/8
K:G
(d>c) \
| B2(A>B) (G>A)(G>E) | D2G2 G2(B>c) | (dB)(ge) (dB)(GB) | (dc)(Bc) A2(d>c) |
| B2(A>B) (G>A)(G>E) | D2G2 G2(B>c) | d2(g>e) (d>c)(B>A) | G4- G2 :|
|| de \
| (=f>e)(f>g) f2(d>e) | (=f>e)(f>g) f2(A>B) | (c>B)(c>d) (c>B)(c>d) | (c>B)(c>d) ((3cde) (d>c) |
| B2(A>B) (G>A)(G>E) | D2G2 G2(B>c) | d2(g>e) (d>c)(B>A) | G4- G2 :|
FAQ

Questions about Kilkenny Tune

  • Kilkenny Tune is in G, in C 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.

  • 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.