jig · Key of G
Planxty O'Kelly
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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ABC notation source
X:674
T:Planxty O'Kelly
C:O'Carolan
B:O'Neill's 674
N:"Lively"
N:First phrase is 10 bars.
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
| G2G G2A | B2c d2B | d2e f2g | {b}a2g {g}fed | b2a {a}g2f |
| {a}g2f {f}e2d | e2f {a}g2e | dec BcA | G2g gaf | g3 g3 :|
|: (G2g) g2z | (G2g) g2a | (g/a/b).a {a}g2f | {a}g2f {f}e2d |
| e2f {a}g2e | dec BcA | G2g gaf | g3 g2z |]FAQ
Questions about Planxty O'Kelly
Planxty O'Kelly is in G, in 6/8 time. The G major scale gives you every note it uses.
Easy. 97% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.
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.