jig · Key of Em

The Killashandra lasses

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Killashandra lasses"The Killashandra lassesDouble jiganon. (Ireland)05052055252050200250300050520552520502320252225023205Tenor Banjo120235250200250300502320502352502320252227535323205250232025222Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 133
ABC notation source
X:133
T:The Killashandra lasses
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 133
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Em
D|GAG BAG|dBG BAG|ABA ABd|ecA A2D|GAG BAG|dBG BAG|ABc BAB|GEE E2::d|efg fed|
efg dBG|ABA ABd|ecA A2d|[1 efg fed|efg dBG|ABc BAB|GEE E2:|[2 bag agf|gfe dBG|ABc BAB|GEE E2|]
FAQ

Questions about The Killashandra lasses

  • The Killashandra lasses is in Em, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 99% 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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