jig · Key of C

The belles of Liscarroll

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The belles of Liscarroll"The belles of LiscarrollDouble jiganon. (Ireland)123350150305203353035225023350150300235405200200400205305Tenor Banjo1244055040542044040252205445505020520405200405405020045Tenor Banjo55040552402450402522405254042452040040052025420Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 339
ABC notation source
X:339
T:The belles of Liscarroll
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 339
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:C
c2c (d/e/f)d|ecA GED|c2c (d/c/A)F|GEE GAB|c2c (d/e/f)(d|e)cA (AB)c|d^cA GEA|[1DED D^FA:|[2DED (d/c/AG)||
K:D
||F2F DGG|DFA (GF)E|DFF DF(A|B)GE E(AG)|F2F G2(G|A)GA (f/e/d)f|ecA GEA|[1DFA (d/c/AG):|[2DED Dcd||
||d2d (DF)A|G2G (EF)A|Bcd DFA|BGE EFA|dfd cec|(B/c/d)(B A)FD|DFA DdB|ABG FED:|
FAQ

Questions about The belles of Liscarroll

  • The belles of Liscarroll is in C, 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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