jig · Key of Em

THE BRINK OF THE WHITE ROCKS

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "THE BRINK OF THE WHITE ROCKS"THE BRINK OF THE WHITE ROCKS260232052520405202602532052520405422Tenor Banjo2520405020520245202602532052520405422Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 84Notes:"Gaily"2nd Setting.Missing dot in bars 8, 16.
ABC notation source
X: 84
T: THE BRINK OF THE WHITE ROCKS
B: O'Neill's 84
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
N: "Gaily"
N: 2nd Setting.
N: Missing dot in bars 8, 16.
K:Em
  B2^d e2f | g2f e2=d | (Bd).B (AFA) | d3 B2A \
| B2^d e2f | {a}g2f e2=d | (Bd).B (AF)({A}G/F/) | E3 E2 ||
|| (Bd).B (AFD) | d2e f2z | e2d (BA)(B/^c/) | d3 B2A \
| B2^d e2f | {a}g2f e2=d | (Bd).B (AF)({A}G/F/) | E3 E2 ||
FAQ

Questions about THE BRINK OF THE WHITE ROCKS

  • THE BRINK OF THE WHITE ROCKS is in Em, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 96% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 6.

  • 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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