jig · Key of A

The humors of Ballycastle

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The humors of Ballycastle"The humors of BallycastleDouble jiganon. (Ireland)22060420252040206042446026220604202520402524040200454202457542040220402245420542520402524040200Book: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 81

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X:81
T:The humors of Ballycastle
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 81
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:A
E|{B}AGA cBA|faf ecA|{B}AGA cBc|FGA BGE|{B}AGA cBA|faf ecA|BdB cec|ABA A2:|
|:g|agf efg|aba gfe|(c/e/) z f (f2e)|(c/e/) z f (f2g)|agf edc|faf ecA|BdB cec|ABA A2:|
FAQ

Questions about The humors of Ballycastle

  • The humors of Ballycastle is in A, in 6/8 time. The A major scale gives you every note it uses.

  • Moderate. 93% 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.

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