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About Brian Boru's March

Brian Boru's March is a four-part Irish march in A minor (it uses the notes of C major) — intermediate, running from G to c'.

Type
March, four parts, each usually played twice
Key
A minor (the notes of C major) · 6/8
Range
G to c'
Notes used
C D E F G A B
Level
Intermediate

Brian Boru's March — sheet music

A minor (the notes of C 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

e d | C B A A e d | C B A A d C | B A G G d C B A G G e d | C B A A e d | C B A A | A C d e d C B A A e d | C B A A G | A C d e d | e d e C A G A B d B | d B d B G | A C d e d | e d e C A A C d e d | C B A A G | C B A A B | C B A a a C B A a a | B A G g g | B A G g B | C B A a a C B A a b | c' b a g f e | d C B A B | C d e g e g e g e C | G A B d B | d B d B G | C d e g e g e g e C | A C d e d | C B A A B | C B A A

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Brian Boru's March — tab

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

Brian Boru's March — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

E|-0---|---------0---|-------------|-------------|
A|---5-|-3-2-0-0---5-|-3-2-0-0-5-3-|-2-0-----5-3-|
D|-----|-------------|-------------|-----5-5-----|
G|-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|---------0---|---------0---|---------|-------0---|
A|-2-0-------5-|-3-2-0-0---5-|-3-2-0-0-|-0-3-5---5-|
D|-----5-5-----|-------------|---------|-----------|
G|-------------|-------------|---------|-----------|
E|---------0---|-----------|-------0---|-0---0-----|
A|-3-2-0-0---5-|-3-2-0-0---|-0-3-5---5-|---5---3-0-|
D|-------------|---------5-|-----------|-----------|
G|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-----------|-----------|-------0---|-0---0-----|
A|---0-2-5-2-|-5-2-5-2---|-0-3-5---5-|---5---3-0-|
D|-5---------|---------5-|-----------|-----------|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-------0---|-----------|-----------|-------5-5-|
A|-0-3-5---5-|-3-2-0-0---|-3-2-0-0-2-|-3-2-0-----|
D|-----------|---------5-|-----------|-----------|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-------5-5-|-------3-3-|-------3---|-------5-5-|
A|-3-2-0-----|-2-0-------|-2-0-----2-|-3-2-0-----|
D|-----------|-----5-----|-----5-----|-----------|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-------5-7-|-8-7-5-3-1-0-|-----------|-----0-3-0-|
A|-3-2-0-----|-------------|-5-3-2-0-2-|-3-5-------|
D|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
G|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
E|-3-0-3-0---|-----------|-----------|-----0-3-0-|
A|---------3-|---0-2-5-2-|-5-2-5-2---|-3-5-------|
D|-----------|-5---------|---------5-|-----------|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-3-0-3-0---|-------0---|-----------|---------|
A|---------3-|-0-3-5---5-|-3-2-0-0-2-|-3-2-0-0-|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|

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

Brian Boru's March — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

E|-0---|---------0---|-------------|-------------|
A|---5-|-3-2-0-0---5-|-3-2-0-0-5-3-|-2-0-----5-3-|
D|-----|-------------|-------------|-----5-5-----|
G|-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|---------0---|---------0---|---------|-------0---|
A|-2-0-------5-|-3-2-0-0---5-|-3-2-0-0-|-0-3-5---5-|
D|-----5-5-----|-------------|---------|-----------|
G|-------------|-------------|---------|-----------|
E|---------0---|-----------|-------0---|-0---0-----|
A|-3-2-0-0---5-|-3-2-0-0---|-0-3-5---5-|---5---3-0-|
D|-------------|---------5-|-----------|-----------|
G|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-----------|-----------|-------0---|-0---0-----|
A|---0-2-5-2-|-5-2-5-2---|-0-3-5---5-|---5---3-0-|
D|-5---------|---------5-|-----------|-----------|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-------0---|-----------|-----------|-------5-5-|
A|-0-3-5---5-|-3-2-0-0---|-3-2-0-0-2-|-3-2-0-----|
D|-----------|---------5-|-----------|-----------|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-------5-5-|-------3-3-|-------3---|-------5-5-|
A|-3-2-0-----|-2-0-------|-2-0-----2-|-3-2-0-----|
D|-----------|-----5-----|-----5-----|-----------|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-------5-7-|-8-7-5-3-1-0-|-----------|-----0-3-0-|
A|-3-2-0-----|-------------|-5-3-2-0-2-|-3-5-------|
D|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
G|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
E|-3-0-3-0---|-----------|-----------|-----0-3-0-|
A|---------3-|---0-2-5-2-|-5-2-5-2---|-3-5-------|
D|-----------|-5---------|---------5-|-----------|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-3-0-3-0---|-------0---|-----------|---------|
A|---------3-|-0-3-5---5-|-3-2-0-0-2-|-3-2-0-0-|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|

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

Brian Boru's March — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

E|-0---|----------0---|---------------|--------------|
A|---3-|-L2-1-0-0---3-|-L2-1-0-0-3-L2-|-1-0-----3-L2-|
D|-----|--------------|---------------|-----3-3------|
G|-----|--------------|---------------|--------------|
E|---------0---|----------0---|----------|--------0---|
A|-1-0-------3-|-L2-1-0-0---3-|-L2-1-0-0-|-0-L2-3---3-|
D|-----3-3-----|--------------|----------|------------|
G|-------------|--------------|----------|------------|
E|----------0---|------------|--------0---|-0---0------|
A|-L2-1-0-0---3-|-L2-1-0-0---|-0-L2-3---3-|---3---L2-0-|
D|--------------|----------3-|------------|------------|
G|--------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|-----------|-----------|--------0---|-0---0------|
A|---0-1-3-1-|-3-1-3-1---|-0-L2-3---3-|---3---L2-0-|
D|-3---------|---------3-|------------|------------|
G|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|
E|--------0---|------------|------------|--------3-3-|
A|-0-L2-3---3-|-L2-1-0-0---|-L2-1-0-0-1-|-L2-1-0-----|
D|------------|----------3-|------------|------------|
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|--------3-3-|-------L2-L2-|-------L2---|--------3-3-|
A|-L2-1-0-----|-1-0---------|-1-0------1-|-L2-1-0-----|
D|------------|-----3-------|-----3------|------------|
G|------------|-------------|------------|------------|
E|--------3-4-|-8-4-3-L2-L1-0-|------------|------0-L2-0-|
A|-L2-1-0-----|---------------|-3-L2-1-0-1-|-L2-3--------|
D|------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
G|------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
E|-L2-0-L2-0----|-----------|-----------|------0-L2-0-|
A|-----------L2-|---0-1-3-1-|-3-1-3-1---|-L2-3--------|
D|--------------|-3---------|---------3-|-------------|
G|--------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
E|-L2-0-L2-0----|--------0---|------------|----------|
A|-----------L2-|-0-L2-3---3-|-L2-1-0-0-1-|-L2-1-0-0-|
D|--------------|------------|------------|----------|
G|--------------|------------|------------|----------|

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

Brian Boru's March — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

e|-0---|---------0---|-------------|-------------|
B|---3-|-1-0-------3-|-1-0-----3-1-|-0-------3-1-|
G|-----|-----2-2-----|-----2-2-----|---2-0-0-----|
D|-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|
e|---------0---|---------0---|---------|-------0---|
B|-0---------3-|-1-0-------3-|-1-0-----|---1-3---3-|
G|---2-0-0-----|-----2-2-----|-----2-2-|-2---------|
D|-------------|-------------|---------|-----------|
A|-------------|-------------|---------|-----------|
E|-------------|-------------|---------|-----------|
e|---------0---|-----------|-------0---|-0---0-----|
B|-1-0-------3-|-1-0-------|---1-3---3-|---3---1---|
G|-----2-2-----|-----2-2-0-|-2---------|---------2-|
D|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
e|-----------|-----------|-------0---|-0---0-----|
B|-----0-3-0-|-3-0-3-0---|---1-3---3-|---3---1---|
G|-0-2-------|---------0-|-2---------|---------2-|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
e|-------0---|-----------|-----------|-------5-5-|
B|---1-3---3-|-1-0-------|-1-0-----0-|-1-0-------|
G|-2---------|-----2-2-0-|-----2-2---|-----2-----|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
e|-------5-5-|-------3-3-|-------3---|-------5-5-|
B|-1-0-------|-0---------|-0-------0-|-1-0-------|
G|-----2-----|---2-0-----|---2-0-----|-----2-----|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
e|-------5-7-|-8-7-5-3-1-0-|-----------|-----0-3-0-|
B|-1-0-------|-------------|-3-1-0---0-|-1-3-------|
G|-----2-----|-------------|-------2---|-----------|
D|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
A|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
E|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
e|-3-0-3-0---|-----------|-----------|-----0-3-0-|
B|---------1-|-----0-3-0-|-3-0-3-0---|-1-3-------|
G|-----------|-0-2-------|---------0-|-----------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
e|-3-0-3-0---|-------0---|-----------|---------|
B|---------1-|---1-3---3-|-1-0-----0-|-1-0-----|
G|-----------|-2---------|-----2-2---|-----2-2-|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|

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

Brian Boru's March — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

A|-7-5-|-3-2-0-0-7-5-|-3-2-0-0-5-3-|-2-0-----5-3-|
E|-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|
C|-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-----|-------------|-------------|-----0-0-----|
A|-2-0-----7-5-|-3-2-0-0-7-5-|-3-2-0-0-|-0-3-5-7-5-|
E|-------------|-------------|---------|-----------|
C|-------------|-------------|---------|-----------|
G|-----0-0-----|-------------|---------|-----------|
A|-3-2-0-0-7-5-|-3-2-0-0---|-0-3-5-7-5-|-7-5-7-3-0-|
E|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
C|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
G|-------------|---------0-|-----------|-----------|
A|---0-2-5-2-|-5-2-5-2---|-0-3-5-7-5-|-7-5-7-3-0-|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
C|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
G|-0---------|---------0-|-----------|-----------|
A|-0-3-5-7-5-|-3-2-0-0---|-3-2-0-0-2-|-3-2-0-12-12-|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
C|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
G|-----------|---------0-|-----------|-------------|
A|-3-2-0-12-12-|-2-0---10-10-|-2-0---10-2-|-3-2-0-12-12-|
E|-------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
C|-------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-----0-------|-----0------|-------------|
A|-3-2-0-12-14-|-15-14-12-10-8-7-|-5-3-2-0-2-|-3-5-7-10-7-|
E|-------------|-----------------|-----------|------------|
C|-------------|-----------------|-----------|------------|
G|-------------|-----------------|-----------|------------|
A|-10-7-10-7-3-|---0-2-5-2-|-5-2-5-2---|-3-5-7-10-7-|
E|-------------|-----------|-----------|------------|
C|-------------|-----------|-----------|------------|
G|-------------|-0---------|---------0-|------------|
A|-10-7-10-7-3-|-0-3-5-7-5-|-3-2-0-0-2-|-3-2-0-0-|
E|-------------|-----------|-----------|---------|
C|-------------|-----------|-----------|---------|
G|-------------|-----------|-----------|---------|

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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