jig · Key of A

The dandy bonnet

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The dandy bonnet"The dandy bonnetDouble jiganon. (Ireland)040002040254000402520245254042520404042660200Tenor Banjo04042620200405266245222054042620205020542560200Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 173
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X:173
T:The dandy bonnet
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 173
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:A
e|cAA A2E|Ace f2d|cAA Ace|fdf e2 (f/g/)|afa gec|fdf ecA|cAF EGG|ABA A2:|
|:e|cAF ECE|AEA ecA|dBG GBc|dBf fed|cAF ECE|AEA def|(e<a)c (B<d)G|ABA A2:|
FAQ

Questions about The dandy bonnet

  • The dandy bonnet is in A, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Moderate. 92% 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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