jig · Key of Am

The rakes of Clonmel

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The rakes of Clonmel"The rakes of ClonmelDouble jiganon. (Ireland)023205202000232005325550232302352523503052020005505505Tenor Banjo1230000230535325552230532052523503052020003235450532350305202000Tenor Banjo205554573002323730525523235450102350305202000Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 149
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X:149
T:The rakes of Clonmel
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 149
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Am
(A/B/)|cBA GED|EAA A2B|cBA edc|BGG G2(e/^f/)|g^fg efg|dBG Bcd|ecA GED|EAA A2::a|aea aed|
cAA A2 (e/^f/)|gea gdc|BGG G2 [B^f]|[1 gea g^fe|dBG Bcd|ecA GED|EAA A2:|[2 cBc d^cd|edc Bcd|ecA GED|EAA A2||
|:B|Aaa a^ga|bge e2^f|g^fg bge|dBG G2B|cBc d^cd|efe Bcd|ecA GED|EAA A2:|
FAQ

Questions about The rakes of Clonmel

  • The rakes of Clonmel is in Am, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 99% 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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