jig · Key of G

The Rakes of Kildare

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Rakes of Kildare"The Rakes of Kildare0050545023501015053054Tenor Banjo05505450235010530455Tenor Banjo553235023235310150530545Tenor Banjo53235023235310530455Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 847
ABC notation source
X:847
T:The Rakes of Kildare
B:O'Neill's 847
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
D|D2G {A}GFG|ABc d2e|=fef ded|cAG F3|
DGG {A}GFG|ABc d2e|=fed cA^F|G3 G2:|
d|{a}gfg def|gfg a2g|=fef ded|cAG F2d|
{a}gfg def|gfg a2g|=fed cA^F|G3 G2:|
FAQ

Questions about The Rakes of Kildare

  • The Rakes of Kildare 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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