jig · Key of Em

The Basket of Turf

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Basket of Turf"The Basket of TurfJig222220540405422223505422Tenor Banjo2522054040545022350542Tenor Banjo220002353205420002326200Tenor Banjo2000235320545022350542Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 735Notes:"Collected by J. O'Neill"
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. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • 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. 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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