jig · Key of D
My Brother Tom
Also known as Tomas Mo Dearbratair
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:996 T:My Brother Tom T:Tomas Mo Dearbratair R:double jig C:"collected by J.Kennedy" S:996 O'Neill's Music of Ireland N:I think this should be in the key of C B:O'Neill's 996 M:6/8 K:D D|:DED AGE|GAB cBc|DED AGE|GcA GEC| |DED AGE|GAB cBc|edc dcA|GcA GED:| |ABc dcd|edc d2 c|ABc d2 e|fed cAG| [1 ABc dcd|edc d2 c|GAB cBc|GcG GEC:| [2 fed edc|dcA c2A|GAB c2 A|GcA GED||
FAQ
Questions about My Brother Tom
My Brother Tom is in D, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 98% 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.