jig · Key of Bb

The Pretty Cuckoo

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Pretty Cuckoo"The Pretty Cuckoo3135531530335131353155331053533513135315533105353351313531Book: O'Neill's 173Notes:"With expression"

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X:173
T:The Pretty Cuckoo
N:"With expression"
B:O'Neill's 173
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Bb
F|(B>cd) (dcB)|(G2 F) (D2 F)|(F>GB) (c2 B/c/)|(d2 c) B2 (d|
G2) (c F2) (B|D>)CB, (C2 F)|(F>GB) (c2 B/c/)|(d2 c) B2 (d|
G2) (c F2) (B|D>)CB, (C2 F)|(F>GB) (c2 B/c/)|d2 c B2||
FAQ

Questions about The Pretty Cuckoo

  • The Pretty Cuckoo is in Bb, in 6/8 time.

  • 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.

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