jig · Key of D
Tatter the Road
O’Neill 1903 no. 906
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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X:906 T:Tatter the Road. B:O'Neill's 906 M:6/8 R:Jig L:1/8 K:D d | cAG F2D | G2G G3 | ABA A2G | F2G A2d | cAG ~FED | G2G G3 | ABA B2G | AFD D2 :| || (d/2e/2) | f2d d2e | f2d cBA | B2G ABc | B2G AFD | f2d efg | f2d cBA | B2G cAF | G3 G2 |]*
FAQ
Questions about Tatter the Road
Tatter the Road is in D, in 6/8 time. The D major scale gives you every note it uses.
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. 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.