jig · Key of G

The Martyr's Lament

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Martyr's Lament"The Martyr's Lament502250205025023323Tenor Banjo53200520235020030Tenor Banjo5252052502532000Tenor Banjo52052025005555Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1844
ABC notation source
X:1844
T:The Martyr's Lament
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:O'Neill's 1844
K:G
(G/A/) | B2 B d2 e |  B2 A G2 A | B2 d    e2 f | (g3 g2) (f/g/) |
         a2 g f2 e | Te2 d B2 A | Bcd     e2 f | (e3 e2) (g/e/) ||
         d2 B d2 f |  e2 d B2 d | e2 f {a}g2 f | (e3 e)  z  e   |
         d2 B e2 d |  B2 A B2 G | A2 A    G2 G | (G3 G2)        |]
FAQ

Questions about The Martyr's Lament

  • The Martyr's Lament is in G, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • 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. 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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