What key is The Rocks Of Cashel in?

The Rocks Of Cashel is in G, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

Is The Rocks Of Cashel hard to play on tenor banjo?

Easy. 99% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.

What type of tune is The Rocks Of Cashel?

The tune type is not recorded in the source collection.

Can I play this on mandolin or bouzouki?

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.

Key of G

The Rocks Of Cashel

Transpose

Irish tenor banjo tab

ABC notation source

X:1819
T:The Rocks Of Cashel
M:C|
L:1/8
B:O'Neill's 1819
N:"collected by F. O'Neill"
K:G
   .G.B     d2     (e/d/c/B/)      d2    | .G.B     d2     (e/d/c/B/) A2  |\
   .G.B     d2     (e/d/c/B/)      d2    |      gedB             cAAB    :|
|: .G.B (c/B/A/B/)    .g.B    (c/B/A/B/) | .G.B (c/B/A/B/)       cAAB     |\
   .G.B (c/B/A/B/)    .d.B    (c/B/A/B/) |      gedB             cAAB    :|
   .B.d     g2     (g/f/e/d/)      g2    | .B.d     g2     (g/f/e/d/) gb  |\
   .B.d     g2     (g/f/e/d/)      g2    |      gedB             cAAB     |
   .G.B (c/B/A/B/) (c/B/A/B/) (c/B/A/B/) |  G.B (c/B/A/B/)       cAAB     |\
   .G.B (c/B/A/B/) (c/B/A/B/) (c/B/A/B/) |      gedB             cAAB     |]

FAQ

Questions about The Rocks Of Cashel

The Rocks Of Cashel is in G, in C| 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.
The tune type is not recorded in the source collection.
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.