jig · Key of Gm

The Woods of Kilmurry

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Woods of Kilmurry"The Woods of Kilmurry5105305055510553035Tenor Banjo105305055513005Tenor Banjo51350153533365353055Tenor Banjo165305300513005Tenor BanjoBook: "O'Neill's 22"Notes:"Slow" "collected by F. O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X: 22
T: The Woods of Kilmurry
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
B: "O'Neill's 22"
N: "Slow" "collected by F. O'Neill"
K:Gm
d/2-c/2 | (BAG) (FDC) | (D (G2 G2)) G/2-A/2 | (BAG) (dcA) | F3-F2 d/2-c/2 |
(BAG) (FDC) | (D (G2 G))zG/2-A/2 | B-<dc A-<BA | G3-G2 ||
G/2-A/2 | (B>cd/2=e/2) (fdc) | (d (g2 g))zg/2-a/2 | (bag) (dcA) | G3-G2za/2-g/2 |
(fed) (cAG) | (F (D2 D))zG/2-A/2 | B-<dc A-<BA | G3-G2 ||
FAQ

Questions about The Woods of Kilmurry

  • The Woods of Kilmurry is in Gm, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 97% 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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