jig · Key of D

The Boy from the Mountain

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Boy from the Mountain"The Boy from the Mountain44550052044550545405Tenor Banjo12445500050320540505454050545Tenor Banjo30245002305405500232352304Tenor Banjo350023054502054050245024Tenor Banjo5002305405500232352304Tenor Banjo5020520540450020524050545405Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 974Notes:"Collected by Dillon"
ABC notation source
X:974
T:The Boy from the Mountain
N:"Collected by Dillon"
B:O'Neill's 974
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
(F2~F)(G2~G)|A2D GED|(F2~F)(G2~G)|Adc (d>cA/G/)|
(F2~F)(G2~G)|A2A Ade|{g}fed cAG|1 Adc (d>cA/G/):|2 Adc d2||
((3ABc)|d2e {e}f2g|Te2d cAG|d2e {e}f2g|(f/g/a)f gec|
d2e {e}f2g|e2d cde|fed cAG|ABc d2((3ABc)|
d2e {e}f2g|Te2d cAG|d2e {e}f2g|(f/g/a)f gec|
d2e fe(d/f/)|ed(c/e/) {c}d2e|{e}fed {B}cAG|Adc (d>cA/G/)|]
FAQ

Questions about The Boy from the Mountain

  • The Boy from the Mountain is in D, 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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