jig · Key of D

The races at Carrick

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The races at Carrick"The races at CarrickDouble jiganon. (Ireland)325224504005400502323753252245040054005023045Tenor Banjo02205255523232450400522052555323237532555Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 99
ABC notation source
X:99
T:The races at Carrick
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 99
R:Double jig
m:~n3 = no/4n/m/4n
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
g|fdB Bcd|ecA A2G|F>AA def|gfg bag|fdB Bcd|ecA A z G|F>AA def|gec d2:|
|:e|~f3 fed|faa a2f|gfg Bcd|ecA A2d|~f3 fed|faa agf|gfg bag|fdd d2:|
FAQ

Questions about The races at Carrick

  • The races at Carrick is in D, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 98% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.

  • 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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