jig · Key of Em

Lannigan's ball

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Lannigan's ball"Lannigan's ballDouble jiganon. (Ireland)2425020245024502004024250202450523202522502323053205023232522023230532050523202522Book: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 118

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X:118
T:Lannigan's ball
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 118
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Em
EFE G2A|B2A B^cd|D2E F2G|ABA AFD|EFE G2A|B2AB^cd|edB cBA|BGE E2:|
|:d|e2f gfg|eag fed|e2f gfg|fdB B3|e2f gfg|eag fed|edB cBA|BGE E2:|
FAQ

Questions about Lannigan's ball

  • Lannigan's ball is in Em, in 6/8 time. The E minor scale gives you every note it uses.

  • 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.

  • 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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