hornpipe · Key of Dmix
The boys of Ballysimon
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:839 T:The boys of Ballysimon C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 839 R:Hornpipe M:C| L:1/8 K:Dmix (dc)|BAGB ABcA|dcAF G2 (FG)|AFDE FAGF|D2 (DE) D2 (dc)|\ Bc (3(BAG) ABcA|dcAF G2 (FG)|AFDE FAGE|D2 DE D2:| |:(FG)|Addg fgfd|efed ^cBcA|Addg fgfd|efe^c d2 (dc)|\ BAGB ABcA|dcAF G2 (FG)|AFDE FAGE|D2 DE D2:| |:(dc)|Bc (3BAG AGFG|ABcA f2 (ed)|ecAF GBAF|D2 (DE) D2 (dc)|\ BGGB cBAG|AGFG g2 (fg)|ecAF GBAF|D2 DE D2:| |:(FG)|Adeg fgfd|efed ^ cAGF|Adde fgfd|efe^c defg|\ agfa gfef|defd cBAG|AFDE FAGE|D2 DE D2:|
FAQ
Questions about The boys of Ballysimon
The boys of Ballysimon is in Dmix, in C| 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 hornpipe, written in C|.
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.