jig · Key of G

The humors of Castlelyons

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The humors of Castlelyons"The humors of CastlelyonsDouble jiganon. (Ireland)5205552050235020520520555205023025220353352Tenor Banjo1235335202350205253533523533520232025220520555502023025220Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 182
ABC notation source
X:182
T:The humors of Castlelyons
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 182
R:Double jig
m:Tn2 = (3n/o/n/ o/4n/4-n/
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
G3 BAG|d2G BAG|A2B c2d|efe dBA|G3 BAG|d2G BAG|A2B c2A|BGE (TE2D)::gag gdB|
gag gdB|A2B c2d|efe dBd|[1 gag gdB|gag gdB|A2B cBA|BGE (TE2D):|[2 G3 BAG|d2G GAB|A2B c2A|BGE (TE2D)|]
FAQ

Questions about The humors of Castlelyons

  • The humors of Castlelyons 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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