jig · Key of Dm

The Blackthorn Stick

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Blackthorn Stick"The Blackthorn Stick35000032200050105053014555Tenor Banjo05305305323550000322000Tenor Banjo3302450505305323555255235052024Tenor Banjo50505305323550000322000Tenor Banjo3302450310505450235353105255024Tenor Banjo5010505450253105350300Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 458Notes:"Playfully" "collected by F.O'Neill"Irish title: an maide droi.geann
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X:458
T:The Blackthorn Stick
N:"Playfully" "collected by F.O'Neill"
N:Irish title: an maide droi.geann
B:O'Neill's 458
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Dm
(F/G/) | A>DD DcE | (~ED)D D2 (d/e/) | f>ed edc | AB^c d2 d/d/ |
e>dc {e}dcA | (~GF)E F2 G/G/ | A>DD DcE | (~ED)D D2 ||
(3A/=B/^c/ | d>ed {e}dcA | (~GF)E F2 G/G/ | G>EC CEF | G>AG E2 (3A/=B/^c/ |
d>ed {e}dcA | (~GF)E F2 G/G/ | A>DD DcE | (~ED)D D2 ||
(3A/=B/^c/ | d2 e {g}fed | ed^c d2 (A/=B/) | c>dc {d}cBA | G>EC C2 (3A/=B/^c/ |
d2 e ~fed | ed^c d2 A/=B/ | {d}cBA (~GF)G | (A<F)D D2 ||
FAQ

Questions about The Blackthorn Stick

  • The Blackthorn Stick is in Dm, 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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