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 KildareDouble jiganon. (Ireland)0050545023501015053054005505450235010530455Tenor Banjo55323502323531015053054553235023235310530455Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 108
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X:108
T:The rakes of Kildare
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 108
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
D|D2 G {A}GFG|ABc d2e|=fef ded|cAG F2D|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:|
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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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