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 mountainsDouble jiganon. (Ireland)04505254050505450540450405040450525405020505Tenor Banjo0205054445550525404504054202205023252540505052050232525404Tenor Banjo50405040205023252540505052352540450405040Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 95
ABC notation source
X:95
T:The sheep on the mountains
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 95
R:Double jig
m:Mn = (3n/o/n/
m:~n3 = n/ (3o/n/o/ (3n/o/n/ o/4n/4
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
DW|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|MGFE D2 H||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 AFDW|]
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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