Key of Dm

THE DEAR IRISH BOY

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "THE DEAR IRISH BOY"THE DEAR IRISH BOY02332005052002005023232020053020023323200505200200502350145053020004500500530232005050550105305105501055005302005023501450530200Book: O'Neill's 73Notes:"Slow and tenderly""Collected by J.O'Neill"

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X: 73
T: THE DEAR IRISH BOY
B: O'Neill's 73
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
N: "Slow and tenderly"
N: "Collected by J.O'Neill"
K:Dm
(D>E) \
| F3 (F ~ED) | A2 (G3 {AG}E) | D2 D2 (~ED) | (D2 C2) (DE) \
| F2 (E3 {FE}D) | (E2 A2) (A>G) | (F2 D2) .E2 | D4 (DE) |
| F3 (F E{FE}D) | A2 (G3 {AG}E) | D2 D2 ED | (D2 C2) (DE) \
| F3 G (A/B/^c) | d4 (A>G) | (F3 D) (E<A) | D4 || A^c |
| (d2 A2) .A2 | (d2 A2) (AG) | (F2 D2) (E{FE}D) | (D2 C2) (AG) \
| (A2 d2) (de) | (f2 e2) (dc) | (A2 d2) {f}e2 | d4 (de) |
| (f2 e2 d2) | (d2 A2 (AG)) | (F2 D2) (E>D) | (D2 C2) (DE) \
| F3 G (A/B/^c) | d4 (A>G) | (F3 D) (E<A) | D4 ||
FAQ

Questions about THE DEAR IRISH BOY

  • THE DEAR IRISH BOY is in Dm, in 3/4 time. The D 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.

  • The tune type is not recorded in the source collection.

  • 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.