jig · Key of D
The Boys of Ballinamore
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:937 T:The Boys of Ballinamore. B:O'Neill's 937 N:"collected by West." M:6/8 R:Jig L:1/8 K:D d/B || cAF G2 G | ABc AdB | cAF GFG | Ade fed | cAF G2 G | ABc AdB | cAF GFG | Adc d2 || || g | fed efg | ecc gcc | fed efg | age d2 (d/e/) | fed efg | eccgcc | faf (e/f/g)e | d2 e fed |]
FAQ
Questions about The Boys of Ballinamore
The Boys of Ballinamore 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.