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About The Blarney Pilgrim

The Blarney Pilgrim is a three-part Irish jig in D mixolydian (it uses the notes of G major) — beginner-friendly, running from D to g 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 g · first position
Notes used
C D E G A B
Level
Beginner-friendly

The Blarney Pilgrim — 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

D E D D E G | A A A B C | B A G A G E | G E A G E D D E D D E G | A A A B C | B A G A G E | G E D D d e d d B G | A G A B G E | d e d d B G | A G A G A B g e d B G | A G A B G E | B G A G E | G E D D A D B D | A D A B C | B A G A G E | G E A G E D A D D B D D | A D D A B C | B A G A G E | G E D D

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The Blarney Pilgrim — tab

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

The Blarney Pilgrim — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

The Blarney Pilgrim — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

The Blarney Pilgrim — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

The Blarney Pilgrim — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

The Blarney Pilgrim — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

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