jig · Key of Amix
The kneebuckle
O’Neill 1907 no. 160
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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X:160 T:The kneebuckle C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 160 R:Double jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Amix e|eAA eAA|efe edB|eAA ege|dBA A2c/d/|eAA eAA|efe edB|def gfe|dBA A2:| |:a|afa geg|fdf ecA|afa geg|dcB A2a|afa geg|fdf ecA|def gfe dBA A2:|
FAQ
Questions about The kneebuckle
The kneebuckle is in Amix, in 6/8 time. The A mixolydian 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.