jig · Key of D

Yellow John

O’Neill 1903 no. 1833

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Yellow John"Yellow John50205040252040205040232050205040252040205040245502505505420250532355737525303250205040245Book: O'Neill's 1833Notes:"2nd Setting"

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ABC notation source
X:1833
T:Yellow John
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:O'Neill's 1833
N:"2nd Setting"
K:D
   (d/e/) | fed  AFA  | BGB AFA | fed  AFA  | Bgf  e2 (d/e/) |
            fed  AFA  | BGB AFA | fed  AFA  | B2 c d2       :|
|: (d/e/) | f2 a e2 a | ded cBA | f2 a e2 a | gfg  a2   a    |
            bgb  afa  | geg fde | fed  AFA  | B2 c d2       :|
FAQ

Questions about Yellow John

  • Yellow John is in D, in 6/8 time. The D major scale gives you every note it uses.

  • Easy. 98% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.

  • 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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