jig · Key of G

The cliffs of Moher

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The cliffs of Moher"The cliffs of MoherDouble jiganon. (Ireland)53235325332530550542055055323532533253055054205550505300505305450230545023050530050530545023040555Book: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 121

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X:121
T:The cliffs of Moher
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 121
R:Double jig
m:Tn2 = (3n/o/n/ o/n/
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
d|gfg agf|dgg fdc|AGG (A/G/FE)|DGG AGG|gfg agf|dgg fdc|AGG (A/G/FE)|DGG G2:|
|:A|ded cAA|ded cAG|(F/G/A).B cAG|(F/G/A).B Tc2A|ded cAA|ded cAG|(F/G/A).B cAF|AGG G2:|
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Questions about The cliffs of Moher

  • The cliffs of Moher is in G, in 6/8 time. The G major 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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