What key is Planxty Sir Festus Burke in?

Planxty Sir Festus Burke is in D, in 2/4 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

Is Planxty Sir Festus Burke hard to play on tenor banjo?

Easy. 96% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.

What type of tune is Planxty Sir Festus Burke?

The tune type is not recorded in the source collection.

Can I play this on mandolin or bouzouki?

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.

Key of D

Planxty Sir Festus Burke

Transpose

Irish tenor banjo tab

ABC notation source

X:696
T:Planxty Sir Festus Burke
R:
C:O'Carolan
B:O'Neill's 696
D:
N:"Spirited"
N:O'Neill's has a fermata over the closing double bar.
M:2/4
L:1/16
K:D
d2A2 d2e2 | {g}f2(ed) d2f2 | g2(fe) a2(fd) | c2B2 A2A2 |
| (BA.G2) .G2.B2 | .G2.B2 (cd.e2) | .d(cBA) B2c2 | d4 d2z2 |
| .a2(f2 d2).a2 | .a(gfe) d2a2 | .b2(g2 e2).b2 | .b(agf e2)z2 |
| .a(gfe) .f(gaf) | .e(dcB) .c(dec) | .d(BGB) .G(BdB) | .e(cAc) .A(cec) |
| .d(cBA) .G(FED) | .C(B,CD) .E(FGE) | (">"F2D2) (D2F2) | {G}A4 A2z2 |
| (B2G2) (G2B2) | {d}e4 {d}e2z2 | .d(cBA) A2a2 | (ga).b2 (fg(.a2 |
| g2B2 .c(dec) | d4 d2z2 || FAdA FAFD | FAdB A2FA |
| B2G2 (dcdB) | c2A2 (edec) | d2a2 e2g2 | (gfef) g2e2 |
| d4 z2d2 | G2GB G2GB | .A2(Aa) .A2(Aa) | .G2(Gg) .G2(Gg) |
| (gfef) (gfed) | {g}.a2(ef) (gfed) | {a}.b2(ef) (gfed) | (c2A2) A2A2 |
| (Bcdc BAGF) | (AGFE GFED) | A2A,2 CDEC | D4 D2z2 |]

FAQ

Questions about Planxty Sir Festus Burke

Planxty Sir Festus Burke is in D, in 2/4 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 96% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.
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.