jig · Key of D

Shandon bells

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Shandon bells"Shandon bellsDouble jiganon. (Ireland)= 12812204004050542025224020245040040505420245040554255Tenor Banjo32505255525400000424023250525552524504055Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 1
ABC notation source
X:1
T:Shandon bells
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 1
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=128
K:D
B|:AFD DFA|ded cBA|BGE EFA|B2A Bcd|\
AFD DFA|ded cBA|Bcd ecA|[1d3 dcB:|[2 d3d2||
g|f2 d- ded|faa afd|cAA eAA|cBc efg|f2 d- ded|faa afd|Bcd ecA|d3 d2:|
FAQ

Questions about Shandon bells

  • Shandon bells is in D, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Very easy. 100% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 5.

  • 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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