jig · Key of Cm

The Groves of Blackpool

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Groves of Blackpool"The Groves of Blackpool316556315013550233Tenor Banjo1655631501353105Tenor Banjo365615315535615611Tenor Banjo61331656331653523Tenor BanjoBook: "O'Neill's 21"Notes:"Moderate" "collected by F. O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X: 21
T: The Groves of Blackpool
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
B: "O'Neill's 21"
N: "Moderate" "collected by F. O'Neill"
K:Cm
c | B>AG GAF | E C3zD | EFG G=A=B | c3-c2 c |
B>AG GAF | E C3zD | EFG FED | C3-C2 ||
c/2-d/2 | e>de fdc | B G3zG | c>de fde | f3-f2 f |
(efg) {g}fed | e c3zc | BAG FG=B | c3-c2 ||
FAQ

Questions about The Groves of Blackpool

  • The Groves of Blackpool is in Cm, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Harder. 82% 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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