jig · Key of D

The humors of Drinagh

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The humors of Drinagh"The humors of DrinaghDouble jiganon. (Ireland)054040245250404040245405054040245250402523040555Tenor Banjo02523235753202523235753235753532320402523040555Tenor Banjo420400245254240400245405420400245250402523040555Tenor Banjo23532353205040532353255523532532020520402053040555Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 235
ABC notation source
X:235
T:The humors of Drinagh
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 235
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
(A/G/)|FDF ABc|dfd ecA|FDF ABc|dcA GAG|FDF ABc|dfd ece|fdf gec|Add d2:|
|:e|fdf gfg|aba gfe|fdf gfg|aba gfg|aba gag|fgf ecA|fdf gec|Add d2:|
|:(c/B/)|AFD DBc|dfd cBc|AFD DBc|dcA GcB|AFD DBc|dfd ecA|fdf gec|Add d2:|
|:(f/g/)|agf gag|fed ecA|agf gag|fdd d2(f/g/)|(a/g/f)a gfe|(f/e/d)f ecA|fed gec|Add d2:|
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Questions about The humors of Drinagh

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

  • Easy. 98% 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. 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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