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About (The Bonnie Banks O')

(The Bonnie Banks O') is a folk song in F major — beginner-friendly, running from C to d and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

Type
Folk song
Key
F major · 4/4
Range
C to d · first position
Notes used
C D E F G A B♭
Level
Beginner-friendly

(The Bonnie Banks O') — sheet music

F 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

C E | F F G A G F | G G F D C E | F F F A C d C C | d d C A A C | B♭ A G F D C E | F F A C d C A G F C | F F G A G F | F F D C C E | F F F F A C d C C | d d C A A C | B♭ A G F D C E | F F A C d C A G F

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(The Bonnie Banks O') — tab

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

(The Bonnie Banks O') — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

(The Bonnie Banks O') — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

(The Bonnie Banks O') — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

(The Bonnie Banks O') — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

(The Bonnie Banks O') — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

A|-----|-------0-----|-------------|-------0-3-|
E|---0-|-1-1-------1-|-----1-----0-|-1-1-1-----|
C|-0---|-------------|-------2-0---|-----------|
G|-----|-----0---0---|-0-0---------|-----------|
A|-5-3-3-|-5-5-3-0-0-3-|-1-0-----------|-----0-3-5-3-0-|
E|-------|-------------|-------1-----0-|-1-1-----------|
C|-------|-------------|---------2-0---|---------------|
G|-------|-------------|-----0---------|---------------|
A|-------|-------0-----|-------------|---------0-3-|
E|---1---|-1-1-------1-|-1-1-------0-|-1-1-1-1-----|
C|-----0-|-------------|-----2-0-0---|-------------|
G|-0-----|-----0---0---|-------------|-------------|
A|-5-3-3-|-5-5-3-0-0-3-|-1-0-----------|-----0-3-5-3-0-|
E|-------|-------------|-------1-----0-|-1-1-----------|
C|-------|-------------|---------2-0---|---------------|
G|-------|-------------|-----0---------|---------------|
A|-----|
E|---1-|
C|-----|
G|-0---|

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

(The Bonnie Banks O') chords

F major · 9 chords: F, B♭/F, C7, B♭, Dm, Am, Gm, A7♯5, F/C

pickup
F
B♭/F C7
F
B♭ F
Dm Am
Gm A7♯5 B♭ C7
F B♭ F/C
C7 F
F
B♭ C7
F
B♭ F
Dm Am
Gm A7♯5 B♭ C7
F B♭ F/C
C7 F

One box per bar, in the same order as the sheet music. A faded chord carries on from the bar before. A slash chord like B♭/F means play B♭ with F as the lowest note.

Guitar chords for (The Bonnie Banks O')

Strings E A D G B E, low to high · o = open string, × = don't play it

FB♭/F××C7×B♭×Dm××Am×Gm3A7♯5×F/C×

Ukulele chords for (The Bonnie Banks O')

Strings G C E A, low to high · o = open string, × = don't play it

FB♭/FC7B♭DmAmGmA7♯5F/C

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for (The Bonnie Banks O')

Strings G D A E, low to high · o = open string, × = don't play it

FB♭/FC7B♭DmAmGmA7♯5F/C

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This melody comes from The Public Domain Song Anthology (David Berger & Chuck Israels), released CC0. The song is in the public domain. Tabs and letter names worked out by The Music Arcade.

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