jig · Key of Bm
The Connachtman's rambles
O’Neill 1907 no. 218
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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X:218
T:The Connachtman's rambles
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 218
R:Double jig
m:Mn = (3n/o/n/
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Bm
(3B/A/G/|FAA dAA|MBAA dAG|FAA dfe|dBB {c}BAG|FAA dAA|MBAB def|gfe dfe|dBB B2:|
|:f|fbb faa|{g}fef def|fbb faa|fed e2e|fbb afe|dBc def|{a}gfe dfe|dBB B2:|FAQ
Questions about The Connachtman's rambles
The Connachtman's rambles is in Bm, in 6/8 time.
Moderate. 94% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.
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.