jig · Key of Dmix

The Besom in Bloom

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Besom in Bloom."The Besom in Bloom.JigF. O'Neill.0532030520053203505350532035050875753030535Tenor Banjo02322050200532030520002322050200235753030535Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's Music of IrelandNotes:O'Neill's - 797
ABC notation source
X:797
T:The Besom in Bloom.
C:F. O'Neill.
B:O'Neill's Music of Ireland
N:O'Neill's - 797
R:Jig
M:6/8
K:Dmix
e/d/|cBA c2 A|dBA A2 d|cBA c2 d|edc ded|\
cBA c2 d|ede c'2 b|aba gec|edc d2||
||e|fgf fed|efe e2 d|cBA c2 A|dBA A2 e|\
fgf fed|efe efg|aba gec|edc d2|]
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Questions about The Besom in Bloom

  • The Besom in Bloom is in Dmix, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Moderate. 95% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 8.

  • 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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