jig · Key of Em
The Basket of Turf
O’Neill 1903 no. 735
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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ABC notation source
X:735
T:The Basket of Turf
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:O'Neill's 735
R:Jig
N:"Collected by J. O'Neill"
K:Em
E | EBB BAG | FDF AGF | EBB Bcd | AGF E2 E |
EGB BAG | FDF AGF | GAB Bcd | AGF E2 :|
|: B | Bee efg | dcB AGF | Eee efg | f^df e2 e |
Eee efg | dcB AGF | GAB Bcd | AGF E2 :|FAQ
Questions about The Basket of Turf
The Basket of Turf is in Em, in 6/8 time. The E minor scale gives you every note it uses.
Easy. 99% 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.