jig · Key of D

The Irish Champion

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Irish Champion"The Irish Champion054052040254245553252352353254203252352353254200223204025424555Book: O'Neill's 165Notes:"With spirit" "collected by F. O'Neill"

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X:165
T:The Irish Champion
N:"With spirit" "collected by F. O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 165
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
(A/G/)|(F2 A) d2 f|(e2 c) (A2 B)|{d}(cBc) d2 d|d3- d2 g|
(f2 d) (f2 g)|a2 f2 (g2 a/g/)|f2 d c2 B|A3- A2 g|
(f2 d) (f2 g)|(a2 f) (g2 a/g/)|(f2 d) (c2 B)|A3- A2 A|
(.B2 .B) (g2 f)|(.e2 .c) (A2 B)|{d}(cBc) (.d2 .d)|d3- d2||
FAQ

Questions about The Irish Champion

  • The Irish Champion is in D, in 6/8 time. The D major scale gives you every note it uses.

  • 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. 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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