jig · Key of D
Yellow John
O’Neill 1903 no. 1832
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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ABC notation source
X:1832
T:Yellow John
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:O'Neill's 1832
N:"1st Setting"
K:D
D | DFA AFA | BGB A2 F | DFA AFA | B2 c d2 D |
DFA AFA | BGB A2 (B/c/) | dfd ecA | B2 c d2 ||
e | fdf ece | dcB A2 (d/e/) | fdf ecA | B2 c d2 e |
fdf ece | dcB A2 F | DFA AFA | B2 c d2 ||
z | d3 c3 | BcB A2 z | DFA AFA | B2 c d3 |
dBd cAc | BGB A2 (B/c/) | def ecA | 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.
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.