jig · Key of D

The mountain boy

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The mountain boy"The mountain boyDouble jiganon. (Ireland)= 1285400054000540240502452540005400032054050245Tenor Banjo3232020505450253054055532320205054502054050245Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 38
ABC notation source
X:38
T:The mountain boy
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 38
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=128
K:D
d|cAA A2G|FAA A2d|cAB cAG|ABc dfd|cAA A2G|FAA A2g|fed cAG|ABc d2:|
g|fgf efe|ded cde|fag edc|edd d2g|fgf efe|ded cde|fed cAG|ABc d2:|
FAQ

Questions about The mountain boy

  • The mountain boy is in D, 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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