jig · Key of G

The humors of Ballydehob

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The humors of Ballydehob"The humors of BallydehobDouble jiganon. (Ireland)532550520550520550502550532550520550520250232555Tenor Banjo32550332520520550502000232550332520520250232555Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 289
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X:289
T:The humors of Ballydehob
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 289
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
(d/c/)|BGG AGE|DGG AGE|DGG AGA|Bdd edc|BGG AGE|DGG AGE|DEG ABc|BGG G2:|
||c|Bdd Acc|BdB AGE|DGG AGA|BAA ABc|Bdd Acc|BdB AGE|DEG ABc|BGG G2:|
FAQ

Questions about The humors of Ballydehob

  • The humors of Ballydehob is in G, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • 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. 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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