jig · Key of Bb

Swift from the Covert

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Swift from the Covert"Swift from the Covert005554505010165530050300555450501501530455535535535013101653053530555450501501530455Book: O'Neill's 112Notes:"With spirit"

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X:112
T:Swift from the Covert
N:"With spirit"
B:O'Neill's 112
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Bb
D|(DG).G (G^FG)|(AGA) f2 =e|(fed) (dcA)|(AGA) F2 D|
(DG).G (G^FG)|(AGA) fd=e|f2 d (cA).^F|G3 G2||
d|g>dd g>dd|gd=e f3|F(f=e) f_ed|cAG F2 (G/F/)|
(DG).G (G^FG)|(AGA) fd=e|f2 d (cA).^F|G3 G2||
FAQ

Questions about Swift from the Covert

  • Swift from the Covert is in Bb, in 6/8 time.

  • Easy. 98% 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. 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.

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