jig · Key of Dm

The shady lane

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The shady lane"The shady laneSingle jiganon. (Ireland)01013531013155010300010135310131504551253005330053010530053005330001503501555Book: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 409

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X:409
T:The shady lane
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 409
R:Single jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Dm
e|f2e fga|g2f efg|f2d def|ecA A2e|f2e fga|g2f efg|f2d e2^c|d3d2:|
|:d|c2A AGF|c2A A2d|c2A BAG|F2D D2d|c2A AGF|c2A A2e|f2d e2c|[1 d2e f2d:|[2 d3 d2|]
FAQ

Questions about The shady lane

  • The shady lane is in Dm, in 6/8 time. The D minor scale gives you every note it uses.

  • 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. Copy the ABC below into the ABC transposer, move the transpose control by semitone, and the notation and tab are redrawn together in the new key. Handy if a singer wants it lower or the tune sits awkwardly on the neck.

  • 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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