jig · Key of G

The Holly Tree

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Holly Tree"The Holly Tree532305255255323052000532305255255323052555250225520055550225520002502255200555323052555Book: O'Neill's 972

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ABC notation source
X:972
T:The Holly Tree
B:O'Neill's 972
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
d|g>fg e2d|(B<d)d (B<d)d|g>fg e2d|(B<A)A A2d|
g>fg e2d|(B<d)d (B<d)d|g>fg Te2d|(B<G)G G2:|
B|G>AB (B<d)d|(B<A)A (G<d)d|G>AB (B<d)d|(B<A)A A2B|
G>AB (B<d)d|(B<A)A (G<d)d|g>fg Te2d|(B<G)G G2:|
FAQ

Questions about The Holly Tree

  • The Holly Tree 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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