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About O'Donnell Abu

O'Donnell Abu is a two-part Irish march in D major — beginner-friendly, running from D to f♯ and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

Type
March, two parts, each usually played twice
Key
D major · 4/4
Range
D to f♯ · first position
Notes used
C♯ D E F F♯ G A B
Level
Beginner-friendly

O'Donnell Abu — sheet music

D major · 4/4

The notes

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

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

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O'Donnell Abu — tab

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

O'Donnell Abu — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

E|-------------|-2-----------|-------------|---------|
A|-------0---0-|---5-2-0-----|-------------|-------0-|
D|-0-4-5---4---|---------5-4-|-2-2-4-5-4-2-|-0-4-5---|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
E|-------------|-2-----------|---0-------------|-----------------0-1-|
A|-------0---0-|---5-2-0-----|-----5-4-0-0-2-4-|-5-5-4-5-0-2-4-5-----|
D|-0-4-5---4---|---------5-4-|-2---------------|---------------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------------|
E|-2-2-0-------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
A|-------5-2-0-|-5-5-2-0-----|---2-----0---|---------------|
D|-------------|---------4-0-|-5---5-4---4-|-2-2-4-2-5-4-2-|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
E|-------------|-2-----------|---0-------------|-----------------0-1-|
A|-------0---0-|---5-2-0-----|-----5-4-0-0-2-4-|-5-5-4-5-0-2-4-5-----|
D|-0-4-5---4---|---------5-4-|-2---------------|---------------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------------|
E|---------|
A|-5-5-4-5-|
D|---------|
G|---------|

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

O'Donnell Abu — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

E|-------------|-2-----------|-------------|---------|
A|-------0---0-|---5-2-0-----|-------------|-------0-|
D|-0-4-5---4---|---------5-4-|-2-2-4-5-4-2-|-0-4-5---|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
E|-------------|-2-----------|---0-------------|-----------------0-1-|
A|-------0---0-|---5-2-0-----|-----5-4-0-0-2-4-|-5-5-4-5-0-2-4-5-----|
D|-0-4-5---4---|---------5-4-|-2---------------|---------------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------------|
E|-2-2-0-------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
A|-------5-2-0-|-5-5-2-0-----|---2-----0---|---------------|
D|-------------|---------4-0-|-5---5-4---4-|-2-2-4-2-5-4-2-|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
E|-------------|-2-----------|---0-------------|-----------------0-1-|
A|-------0---0-|---5-2-0-----|-----5-4-0-0-2-4-|-5-5-4-5-0-2-4-5-----|
D|-0-4-5---4---|---------5-4-|-2---------------|---------------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------------|
E|---------|
A|-5-5-4-5-|
D|---------|
G|---------|

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

O'Donnell Abu — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

E|-------------|-1-----------|-------------|---------|
A|-------0---0-|---3-1-0-----|-------------|-------0-|
D|-0-2-3---2---|---------3-2-|-1-1-2-3-2-1-|-0-2-3---|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
E|-------------|-1-----------|---0-------------|-----------------0-L1-|
A|-------0---0-|---3-1-0-----|-----3-2-0-0-1-2-|-3-3-2-3-0-1-2-3------|
D|-0-2-3---2---|---------3-2-|-1---------------|----------------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------------|
E|-1-1-0-------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
A|-------3-1-0-|-3-3-1-0-----|---1-----0---|---------------|
D|-------------|---------2-0-|-3---3-2---2-|-1-1-2-1-3-2-1-|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
E|-------------|-1-----------|---0-------------|-----------------0-L1-|
A|-------0---0-|---3-1-0-----|-----3-2-0-0-1-2-|-3-3-2-3-0-1-2-3------|
D|-0-2-3---2---|---------3-2-|-1---------------|----------------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------------|
E|---------|
A|-3-3-2-3-|
D|---------|
G|---------|

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

O'Donnell Abu — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

O'Donnell Abu — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

A|-------0---0-|-9-5-2-0-----|-------------|-------0-|
E|---2-----2---|-----------2-|-0-0-2---2-0-|---2-----|
C|-2-----------|-------------|-------------|-2-------|
G|-----0-------|---------0---|-------0-----|-----0---|
A|-------0---0-|-9-5-2-0-----|---7-5-4-0-0-2-4-|-5-5-4-5-0-2-4-5-7-8-|
E|---2-----2---|-----------2-|-0---------------|---------------------|
C|-2-----------|-------------|-----------------|---------------------|
G|-----0-------|---------0---|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-9-9-7-5-2-0-|-5-5-2-0-----|---2-----0---|---------------|
E|-------------|---------2---|-------2---2-|-0-0-2-0---2-0-|
C|-------------|-----------2-|-------------|---------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-0---0-------|---------0-----|
A|-------0---0-|-9-5-2-0-----|---7-5-4-0-0-2-4-|-5-5-4-5-0-2-4-5-7-8-|
E|---2-----2---|-----------2-|-0---------------|---------------------|
C|-2-----------|-------------|-----------------|---------------------|
G|-----0-------|---------0---|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-5-5-4-5-|
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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