jig · Key of Am

The banks of Lough Gowna

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The banks of Lough Gowna"The banks of Lough GownaDouble jiganon. (Ireland)02005220250200523503002005220253503053000Tenor Banjo35035305305350353035350353053053501050300Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 264
ABC notation source
X:264
T:The banks of Lough Gowna
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 264
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Am
   ABA AGE | EDE G3  | ABA AGE | c2d ecA | ABA AGE | EDE G3  | cde ged | cAA A3 :|
|| cde g2a | gea ged | cde g2a | geg a3  | cde g2a | gea ged | cde fed | ecA A3 :|
%Last note on each line org. not dotted
FAQ

Questions about The banks of Lough Gowna

  • The banks of Lough Gowna is in Am, 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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