jig · Key of Am

the Boys of Carrigallen

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "the Boys of Carrigallen"the Boys of Carrigallen20202350500205050235355202025023230532350300554505545043235332352335502350532350300Book: O'Neill's 210Notes:"Cheerful""Collected by J.O'Neill"

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X: 210
T: the Boys of Carrigallen
B: O'Neill's 210
N: "Cheerful"
N: "Collected by J.O'Neill"
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K:Am
E \
| A2E A>(Bc/d/) | e>de (A2B/A/) | G2D G>(AB/c/) | d>cd G2B |
| A2E ABd | e2^f g>fg | edc Bcd | ecA A2 :|
|| a \
| a^ga A2a | a^ga A2g | g^fg G2=g | g^fg G2B |
| c2c d2d | e^fg a3 | edc Bcd | ecA A2 :|
FAQ

Questions about the Boys of Carrigallen

  • the Boys of Carrigallen is in Am, in 6/8 time. The A minor scale gives you every note it uses.

  • 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. 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.

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