jig · Key of Gm

The King Of The Rath

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The King Of The Rath"The King Of The Rath1553101030450555531303155310103045055530451115333655501115556333515531010310505555313031111533336555501111555563333511115531304505553045Book: O'Neill's 1808

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X:1808
T:The King Of The Rath
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:O'Neill's 1808
K:Gm
B2 d  dcB  | ABA  cA^F | GAG  G2 d  | dcB  cAF  |
B2 d  dcB  | ABA  cA^F | GAG  G2 d  | cA^F G3  :|
B2 B B2 d  | c2 c c2 e | d2 d d2 =e | f2 f f3   |
d2 d d2 e  | c2 c c2 d | B2 d dcB   | ABA  cBA  |
GAG  G2 d  | dcB  cAF  | BBB  B2 d  | ccc  c2 e |
ddd  d2 =e | fff  f3   | ddd  d2 e  | ccc  c2 d |
BBB  B2 d  | dcB  cA^F | GAG  G2 d  | cA^F G3   |]
FAQ

Questions about The King Of The Rath

  • The King Of The Rath is in Gm, in 6/8 time. The G minor scale gives you every note it uses.

  • Easy. 97% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 6.

  • 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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