jig · Key of D

The humors of Cappa

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The humors of Cappa"The humors of CappaDouble jiganon. (Ireland)05440405440402222222520405440405440400250232555Tenor Banjo05254042520402222222520405254042520400250232555Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 56
ABC notation source
X:56
T:The humors of Cappa
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 56
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
A|dFF AFA|dFF AFA|BEE BEE|BdB AFA|dFF AFA|dFF AFA|ABd efg|fdd d2:|
|:A|dfd cec|BdB AFA|BEE BEE|BdB AFA|dfd cec|BdB AFA|ABd efg|fdd d2:|
FAQ

Questions about The humors of Cappa

  • The humors of Cappa is in D, 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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