jig · Key of D

The Sheep on the Mountains

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Sheep on the Mountains"The Sheep on the Mountains04505254050505Tenor Banjo450540450405040Tenor Banjo450525405020505020505Tenor Banjo444555052540450405420Tenor Banjo220502325254050505Tenor Banjo205023252540450405040Tenor Banjo20502325254050505Tenor Banjo2352540450405040Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 831
ABC notation source
X:831
T:The Sheep on the Mountains
B:O'Neill's 831
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
D|F3 G3|(A<d)B {d}cAG|A3 ~d3|A3 ~d3|
F3 G3|A2d cAF|~G3 AFD|~G3 AFD|
F3 G3|(A<d)B {d}cAG|(AB/A/G/A/) d3|(AB/A/G/A/) d3|
FFF GGG|(A<d)B {d}cAF|~G3 AFD|~GFE D2||
f|fed efg|{f}afd cAG|A3 ~d3|A3 ~d3|
fed efg|{f}afd cAF|~G3 AFD|~G3 AFD|
fed efg|{f}afd cAG|A3 ~d3|A3 ~d3|
f3 ~g3|afd cAF|~G3 AFD|~G3 AFD|]
FAQ

Questions about The Sheep on the Mountains

  • The Sheep on the Mountains is in D, 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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