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 TurfDouble jiganon. (Ireland)= 1282222205404054222235054222522054040545022350542Tenor Banjo2200023532054200023262002000235320545022350542Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 32
ABC notation source
X:32
T:The basket of Turf
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 32
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=128
K:Em
E|EBB BAG|FDF AGF|EBB Bcd|AGF E2E|EGB BAG|FDF AGF|GAB Bcd|AGF E2:|
B|Bee efg|dcB AGF|Eee efg|f^df e2e|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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