jig · Key of D

Yellow John

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Yellow John"Yellow John0040040252040400402450Tenor Banjo040040252024525040245Tenor Banjo02520405420502520402450Tenor Banjo25204054204040040245Tenor Banjo542420040040245Tenor Banjo525404252024502040245Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1832Notes:"1st Setting"
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. 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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