jig · Key of D
The beauties of Ireland
O’Neill 1907 no. 384
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X:384 T:The beauties of Ireland C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 384 R:Single jig M:12/8 L:1/8 K:D F2D DFD DFD DFD|E2A, A,CA, A,CA, A,CA,|F2D DFD DFD DFD|Bcd edc [1d2B A2G:|[2d2 z d2 zH|| A|f2d def gag fgf|ecA AcA ecA AcA|f2d def gbg faf|ecA ABc [1d2 z d2 z:|[2 d2B A2G|]
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Questions about The beauties of Ireland
The beauties of Ireland is in D, in 12/8 time. The D major scale gives you every note it uses.
Easy. 96% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.
It is a jig, written in 12/8.
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.