What key is Planxty Wilkinson in?

Planxty Wilkinson is in Gm, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

Is Planxty Wilkinson hard to play on tenor banjo?

Easy. 97% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 6.

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.

jig · Key of Gm

Planxty Wilkinson

Transpose

Irish tenor banjo tab

ABC notation source

X:689
T:Planxty Wilkinson
C:O'Carolan
B:O'Neill's 689
N:"Spirited"
N:Bar 12 clearly has incorrect note values.
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Gm
(G/F/) \
| DGG Bcd/=e/ | f2F FAc | (~d2c) (~B2A) | (~G2F) DCC |
| DGG Bcd/=e/ | fed cBA | BAG (^F>GA/c/) | B2G G2 ||
(A/G/) \
| Fff fa/g/f/d/ | cAG F>GA | Gg^f gab | g>f=e/f/ d2(d/=e/^f/g/) |
| a2F FAc | fed cBA | BAG (^F>GA/c/) | B2G G2 |]

FAQ

Questions about Planxty Wilkinson

Planxty Wilkinson is in Gm, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 97% 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.

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