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About Banish Misfortune

Banish Misfortune is a three-part Irish jig in D mixolydian (it uses the notes of G major) — intermediate, running from D to a and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

Type
Jig, three parts, each usually played twice
Key
D mixolydian (the notes of G major) · 6/8
Range
D to a · first position
Notes used
C C♯ D E F♯ G A B
Level
Intermediate

Banish Misfortune — sheet music

D mixolydian (the notes of G major) · 6/8

The notes

Letter names, bar by bar · capitals up to C in the third space, lower case from the D on the 4th line

f♯ e d C A G | A d C A G | F♯ D D E D | F♯ E F♯ G F♯ G A G A C A G | A G A C d e | f♯ e d C A G | A d C♯ d f♯ d d C♯ d | f♯ g a g f♯ | e C C B C | e f♯ g f♯ e f♯ g a g f♯ | e f♯ g f♯ e | f♯ e d C A G | A d C♯ d f♯ g e f♯ | d e C d | A B A G A G | F♯ F♯ G E D C C A G | A G A C d e | f♯ e d C A G | A d C♯ d

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Banish Misfortune — tab

Tenor banjo · mandolin · fiddle · guitar · ukulele — tap one to open it

Banish Misfortune — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

E|-2-0---------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
A|-----5-3-0---|-0-5-3-0---|-----------|-------------|
D|-----------5-|---------5-|-4-0-0-2-0-|-4-2-4-5-4-5-|
G|-------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
E|-------------|-----------0-|-2-0---------|---------|
A|-0---0-3-0---|-0---0-3-5---|-----5-3-0---|-0-5-4-5-|
D|---5-------5-|---5---------|-----------5-|---------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
E|-2---------|-2-3-5-3-2-|-0---------|-0-2-3-2-0-|
A|---5-5-4-5-|-----------|---3-3-2-3-|-----------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-2-3-5-3-2-|-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0---------|---------|
A|-----------|-----------|-----5-3-0---|-0-5-4-5-|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------5-|---------|
G|-----------|-----------|-------------|---------|
E|-2-3-0-2-|---0-----|-------------|-----------|
A|---------|-5---3-5-|-0-2-0---0---|-----------|
D|---------|---------|-------5---5-|-4-4-5-2-0-|
G|---------|---------|-------------|-----------|
E|---------|-----------0-|-2-0---------|---------|
A|-3-3-0---|-0---0-3-5---|-----5-3-0---|-0-5-4-5-|
D|-------5-|---5---------|-----------5-|---------|
G|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|

Numbers are frets. Tenor banjo sounds an octave below the written notes.

Banish Misfortune — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

E|-2-0---------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
A|-----5-3-0---|-0-5-3-0---|-----------|-------------|
D|-----------5-|---------5-|-4-0-0-2-0-|-4-2-4-5-4-5-|
G|-------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
E|-------------|-----------0-|-2-0---------|---------|
A|-0---0-3-0---|-0---0-3-5---|-----5-3-0---|-0-5-4-5-|
D|---5-------5-|---5---------|-----------5-|---------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
E|-2---------|-2-3-5-3-2-|-0---------|-0-2-3-2-0-|
A|---5-5-4-5-|-----------|---3-3-2-3-|-----------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-2-3-5-3-2-|-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0---------|---------|
A|-----------|-----------|-----5-3-0---|-0-5-4-5-|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------5-|---------|
G|-----------|-----------|-------------|---------|
E|-2-3-0-2-|---0-----|-------------|-----------|
A|---------|-5---3-5-|-0-2-0---0---|-----------|
D|---------|---------|-------5---5-|-4-4-5-2-0-|
G|---------|---------|-------------|-----------|
E|---------|-----------0-|-2-0---------|---------|
A|-3-3-0---|-0---0-3-5---|-----5-3-0---|-0-5-4-5-|
D|-------5-|---5---------|-----------5-|---------|
G|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|

Numbers are frets. Same strings as the fiddle, so the same notes fall in the same places.

Banish Misfortune — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

E|-1-0----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
A|-----3-L2-0---|-0-3-L2-0---|-----------|-------------|
D|------------3-|----------3-|-2-0-0-1-0-|-2-1-2-3-2-3-|
G|--------------|------------|-----------|-------------|
E|--------------|------------0-|-1-0----------|---------|
A|-0---0-L2-0---|-0---0-L2-3---|-----3-L2-0---|-0-3-2-3-|
D|---3--------3-|---3----------|------------3-|---------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------|
E|-1---------|-1-L2-3-L2-1-|-0------------|-0-1-L2-1-0-|
A|---3-3-2-3-|-------------|---L2-L2-1-L2-|------------|
D|-----------|-------------|--------------|------------|
G|-----------|-------------|--------------|------------|
E|-1-L2-3-L2-1-|-0-1-L2-1-0-|-1-0----------|---------|
A|-------------|------------|-----3-L2-0---|-0-3-2-3-|
D|-------------|------------|------------3-|---------|
G|-------------|------------|--------------|---------|
E|-1-L2-0-1-|---0------|-------------|-----------|
A|----------|-3---L2-3-|-0-1-0---0---|-----------|
D|----------|----------|-------3---3-|-2-2-3-1-0-|
G|----------|----------|-------------|-----------|
E|-----------|------------0-|-1-0----------|---------|
A|-L2-L2-0---|-0---0-L2-3---|-----3-L2-0---|-0-3-2-3-|
D|---------3-|---3----------|------------3-|---------|
G|-----------|--------------|--------------|---------|

0 = open string · 1–4 = finger · L = low (half step back), H = high.

Banish Misfortune — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

e|-2-0---------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
B|-----3-1-----|---3-1-----|-----------|-------------|
G|---------2-0-|-2-----2-0-|-----------|-------0---0-|
D|-------------|-----------|-4-0-0-2-0-|-4-2-4---4---|
A|-------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
E|-------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
e|-------------|-----------0-|-2-0---------|---------|
B|-------1-----|-------1-3---|-----3-1-----|---3-2-3-|
G|-2-0-2---2-0-|-2-0-2-------|---------2-0-|-2-------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
e|-2---------|-2-3-5-3-2-|-0---------|-0-2-3-2-0-|
B|---3-3-2-3-|-----------|---1-1-0-1-|-----------|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
e|-2-3-5-3-2-|-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0---------|---------|
B|-----------|-----------|-----3-1-----|---3-2-3-|
G|-----------|-----------|---------2-0-|-2-------|
D|-----------|-----------|-------------|---------|
A|-----------|-----------|-------------|---------|
E|-----------|-----------|-------------|---------|
e|-2-3-0-2-|---0-----|-------------|-----------|
B|---------|-3---1-3-|---0---------|-----------|
G|---------|---------|-2---2-0-2-0-|-----0-----|
D|---------|---------|-------------|-4-4---2-0-|
A|---------|---------|-------------|-----------|
E|---------|---------|-------------|-----------|
e|---------|-----------0-|-2-0---------|---------|
B|-1-1-----|-------1-3---|-----3-1-----|---3-2-3-|
G|-----2-0-|-2-0-2-------|---------2-0-|-2-------|
D|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|
A|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|
E|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|

Numbers are frets; the bottom line is the low E string.

Banish Misfortune — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

A|-9-7-5-3-0---|-0-5-3-0---|-----------|-------------|
E|-------------|-----------|-2-----0---|-2-0-2---2---|
C|-------------|-----------|---2-2---2-|-------------|
G|-----------0-|---------0-|-----------|-------0---0-|
A|-0---0-3-0---|-0---0-3-5-7-|-9-7-5-3-0---|-0-5-4-5-|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
C|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
G|---0-------0-|---0---------|-----------0-|---------|
A|-9-5-5-4-5-|-9-10-12-10-9-|-7-3-3-2-3-|-7-9-10-9-7-|
E|-----------|--------------|-----------|------------|
C|-----------|--------------|-----------|------------|
G|-----------|--------------|-----------|------------|
A|-9-10-12-10-9-|-7-9-10-9-7-|-9-7-5-3-0---|-0-5-4-5-|
E|--------------|------------|-------------|---------|
C|--------------|------------|-------------|---------|
G|--------------|------------|-----------0-|---------|
A|-9-10-7-9-|-5-7-3-5-|-0-2-0---0---|-----------|
E|----------|---------|-------------|-2-2---0---|
C|----------|---------|-------------|---------2-|
G|----------|---------|-------0---0-|-----0-----|
A|-3-3-0---|-0---0-3-5-7-|-9-7-5-3-0---|-0-5-4-5-|
E|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|
C|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|
G|-------0-|---0---------|-----------0-|---------|

Numbers are frets; the top line is the A string, the bottom line the high G.

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This setting is a community transcription from thesession.org. The tune itself is traditional. Tabs and letter names worked out by The Music Arcade.

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