jig · Key of A

The ruins of Killmallock

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The ruins of Killmallock"The ruins of KillmallockDouble jiganon. (Ireland)02424545040062542542062460254245450402454202622000Tenor Banjo07545040542054054526204502475450405420542450245000Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 242
ABC notation source
X:242
T:The ruins of Killmallock
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 242
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:A
(A/B/)|cBc dcd|ecA AGE|{d}cBd cBA|GEF GAB|{d}cBc dcd|ecA Bcd|cBA BGE|EAA A2:|
|:e|{b}aga ece|agf edc|{e}dcd BGB|Acd efg|{b}aga ece|agf edc|Bcd efg|aAA A2:|
FAQ

Questions about The ruins of Killmallock

  • The ruins of Killmallock is in A, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 95% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 6.

  • 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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