jig · Key of G

The Old Head of Denis

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Old Head of Denis"The Old Head of Denis5323205520025502320025525002Tenor Banjo32002552520502055200253322055200255Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 526Notes:"With feeling"
ABC notation source
X:526
T:The Old Head of Denis
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:O'Neill's 526
N:"With feeling"
K:G
(d3/4c/4) \
| (B3{cB}AG) (GED) | (DEG) G2 (A3/4B/4) | (c>BA) (ABG) | dBG A2 (A3/4B/4) |
(c>BA) (ABG) | dBG {B}A2 (G3/4A/4) | (B>AG) (GE>>D | DEG Hc2 (c3/4B/4) \
| B>AG (GE>>D) | DEG G2 ||
FAQ

Questions about The Old Head of Denis

  • The Old Head of Denis 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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