jig · Key of G
Planxty O'Rourke
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:660 T:Planxty O'Rourke C:O'Carolan B:O'Neill's 660 N:"With spirit" N:O'Neill has two sharps, but this is clearly a typo. M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G D \ | ">"G(G/A/B/c/) dBG | ccc (c/d/e)c | dBd (e/f/g).e | (f/g/a).f g2d | | .g(ab) (ab)g | (fg).e (dc).B | .c(Ad) .B(Gd) | eee f2d/d/ | | g>gg g(Bd) | gfg afd | eee (e/f/g).e | dBG G2D | | (DG).G Gz D | ">"G(G/A/B/c/) dBG | (EA).A Az E | ">"A(A/B/c/d/) ecA | | ddd dec | B>BB BB>A | G>GG G2A | (GFE) DDD | | (DEF) .G(B,D) | GFG (AFD) | d2c (B/c/d).G | (F/G/A)D G2 |]
FAQ
Questions about Planxty O'Rourke
Planxty O'Rourke is in G, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 99% 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. 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.