jig · Key of D

The Black Headed Darling

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Black Headed Darling"The Black Headed Darling00450253205403205405002Tenor Banjo05024205450232054205452054000Tenor Banjo3235357532054205320532054Tenor Banjo3333575323532023205424057535323532320232055424Tenor Banjo5000245042460245060002Tenor Banjo450242054502320554205452054000Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1836
ABC notation source
X:1836
T:The Black Headed Darling
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:O'Neill's 1836
K:D
A | A2 c d2 e | fag fed | cAg fed | cAd D2 (D/E/)|
D>(GA/B/) cBA |(d/c/d/e/f/g/) fed | c(B/A/G/F/) G>(BA/G/) | FDD D2 :|
|: z | f2 g a2 ((3g/a/b/) | agf edc | fed gfe | agf edc |
a(b/a/g/f/) g(a/g/f/e/) | f(g/f/e/d) (cB/c/A) |\
.a((3b/a/g/ (3a/g/f/) .g((3a/g/f/ (3g/f/e) | .f(g/f/e/d/) {d}cBc |
dDD D2 E | F2 G AcB | cCD EFG | A^GA D2 D/E/ |
F>(GA/B/) cBA | (d/c/d/e/f/g/) fed | {d}c(B/A/G/F/) G>BA/G/ | FDD D2 |]
FAQ

Questions about The Black Headed Darling

  • The Black Headed Darling is in D, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 97% 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 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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