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About The Cliffs Of Moher

The Cliffs Of Moher is a three-part Irish jig in A dorian (it uses the notes of G major) — beginner-friendly, running from E to b and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

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

The Cliffs Of Moher — sheet music

A dorian (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

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

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The Cliffs Of Moher — tab

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

The Cliffs Of Moher — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

E|-5-7-5-3-|-0-5-2-3-0---|-----------|-------------|
A|---------|-----------5-|-3-0-2-0---|-------0-2-5-|
D|---------|-------------|---------5-|-2-4-5-------|
G|---------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
E|-0-5-5-7-5-3-|-0-5-2-3-0---|-----------|---------|
A|-------------|-----------5-|-3-0-2-0---|-------0-|
D|-------------|-------------|---------5-|-2-4-5---|
G|-------------|-------------|-----------|---------|
E|-0-0-------|-0-0-------|-------------|-------------|
A|-----5-2-0-|-----5-2-0-|---0-2-5-2-0-|---0-2-5-2-5-|
D|-----------|-----------|-5-----------|-5-----------|
G|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|
E|-0-0-------|-0-0-------|-------------|---------|
A|-----5-2-0-|-----5-2-0-|---0-2-5-2-0-|-------0-|
D|-----------|-----------|-5-----------|-2-4-5---|
G|-----------|-----------|-------------|---------|
E|-0-2-0-------|-0-2-0-------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------5-2-0-|-------5-2-0-|---0-2-5-2-0-|---0-2-5-2-5-|
D|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|-5-----------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-0-2-0---0---|---0-----0---|-------------|---------|
A|-------5---5-|-3---3-2---2-|---0-2-5-2-0-|-------0-|
D|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|-2-4-5---|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|

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

The Cliffs Of Moher — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

E|-5-7-5-3-|-0-5-2-3-0---|-----------|-------------|
A|---------|-----------5-|-3-0-2-0---|-------0-2-5-|
D|---------|-------------|---------5-|-2-4-5-------|
G|---------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
E|-0-5-5-7-5-3-|-0-5-2-3-0---|-----------|---------|
A|-------------|-----------5-|-3-0-2-0---|-------0-|
D|-------------|-------------|---------5-|-2-4-5---|
G|-------------|-------------|-----------|---------|
E|-0-0-------|-0-0-------|-------------|-------------|
A|-----5-2-0-|-----5-2-0-|---0-2-5-2-0-|---0-2-5-2-5-|
D|-----------|-----------|-5-----------|-5-----------|
G|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|
E|-0-0-------|-0-0-------|-------------|---------|
A|-----5-2-0-|-----5-2-0-|---0-2-5-2-0-|-------0-|
D|-----------|-----------|-5-----------|-2-4-5---|
G|-----------|-----------|-------------|---------|
E|-0-2-0-------|-0-2-0-------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------5-2-0-|-------5-2-0-|---0-2-5-2-0-|---0-2-5-2-5-|
D|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|-5-----------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-0-2-0---0---|---0-----0---|-------------|---------|
A|-------5---5-|-3---3-2---2-|---0-2-5-2-0-|-------0-|
D|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|-2-4-5---|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|

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

The Cliffs Of Moher — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

E|-3-4-3-L2-|-0-3-1-L2-0---|------------|-------------|
A|----------|------------3-|-L2-0-1-0---|-------0-1-3-|
D|----------|--------------|----------3-|-1-2-3-------|
G|----------|--------------|------------|-------------|
E|-0-3-3-4-3-L2-|-0-3-1-L2-0---|------------|---------|
A|--------------|------------3-|-L2-0-1-0---|-------0-|
D|--------------|--------------|----------3-|-1-2-3---|
G|--------------|--------------|------------|---------|
E|-0-0-------|-0-0-------|-------------|-------------|
A|-----3-1-0-|-----3-1-0-|---0-1-3-1-0-|---0-1-3-1-3-|
D|-----------|-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|
G|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|
E|-0-0-------|-0-0-------|-------------|---------|
A|-----3-1-0-|-----3-1-0-|---0-1-3-1-0-|-------0-|
D|-----------|-----------|-3-----------|-1-2-3---|
G|-----------|-----------|-------------|---------|
E|-0-1-0-------|-0-1-0-------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------3-1-0-|-------3-1-0-|---0-1-3-1-0-|---0-1-3-1-3-|
D|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|-3-----------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-0-1-0---0---|----0------0---|-------------|---------|
A|-------3---3-|-L2---L2-1---1-|---0-1-3-1-0-|-------0-|
D|-------------|---------------|-3-----------|-1-2-3---|
G|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------|

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

The Cliffs Of Moher — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

e|-5-7-5-3-|-0-5-2-3-0---|-----------|-------------|
B|---------|-----------3-|-1---0-----|---------0-3-|
G|---------|-------------|---2---2-0-|-----0-2-----|
D|---------|-------------|-----------|-2-4---------|
A|---------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
E|---------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
e|-0-5-5-7-5-3-|-0-5-2-3-0---|-----------|---------|
B|-------------|-----------3-|-1---0-----|---------|
G|-------------|-------------|---2---2-0-|-----0-2-|
D|-------------|-------------|-----------|-2-4-----|
A|-------------|-------------|-----------|---------|
E|-------------|-------------|-----------|---------|
e|-0-0-------|-0-0-------|-------------|-------------|
B|-----3-0---|-----3-0---|-----0-3-0---|-----0-3-0-3-|
G|---------2-|---------2-|-0-2-------2-|-0-2---------|
D|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|
A|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|
E|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|
e|-0-0-------|-0-0-------|-------------|---------|
B|-----3-0---|-----3-0---|-----0-3-0---|---------|
G|---------2-|---------2-|-0-2-------2-|-----0-2-|
D|-----------|-----------|-------------|-2-4-----|
A|-----------|-----------|-------------|---------|
E|-----------|-----------|-------------|---------|
e|-0-2-0-------|-0-2-0-------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------3-0---|-------3-0---|-----0-3-0---|-----0-3-0-3-|
G|-----------2-|-----------2-|-0-2-------2-|-0-2---------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
e|-0-2-0---0---|---0-----0---|-------------|---------|
B|-------3---3-|-1---1-0---0-|-----0-3-0---|---------|
G|-------------|-------------|-0-2-------2-|-----0-2-|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-2-4-----|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|

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

The Cliffs Of Moher — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

A|-12-14-12-10-|-7-12-9-10-7-5-|-3-0-2-0---|-------0-2-5-|
E|-------------|---------------|-----------|-0-2---------|
C|-------------|---------------|-----------|-------------|
G|-------------|---------------|---------0-|-----0-------|
A|-7-12-12-14-12-10-|-7-12-9-10-7-5-|-3-0-2-0---|-------0-|
E|------------------|---------------|-----------|-0-2-----|
C|------------------|---------------|-----------|---------|
G|------------------|---------------|---------0-|-----0---|
A|-7-7-5-2-0-|-7-7-5-2-0-|---0-2-5-2-0-|---0-2-5-2-5-|
E|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|
C|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|
G|-----------|-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
A|-7-7-5-2-0-|-7-7-5-2-0-|---0-2-5-2-0-|-------0-|
E|-----------|-----------|-------------|-0-2-----|
C|-----------|-----------|-------------|---------|
G|-----------|-----------|-0-----------|-----0---|
A|-7-9-7-5-2-0-|-7-9-7-5-2-0-|---0-2-5-2-0-|---0-2-5-2-5-|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
C|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
A|-7-9-7-5-7-5-|-3-7-3-2-7-2-|---0-2-5-2-0-|-------0-|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-0-2-----|
C|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
G|-------------|-------------|-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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