jig · Key of Em
The black rogue
O’Neill 1907 no. 302
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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X:302 T:The black rogue C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 302 R:Double jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Em g|dBB BAB|dBB B2g|dBB BAB|GEE E2g|dBB BAB|dBB BAG|ABc BAB|GEE E2:| |:d|gfg aga|bge edB|gfg aga|bge (e>fg/a/)|bag agf|gef g2e|dBB BAB|GEE E2:|
FAQ
Questions about The black rogue
The black rogue is in Em, in 6/8 time. The E minor scale gives you every note it uses.
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. 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.