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About The Connaughtman's Rambles

The Connaughtman's Rambles is a two-part Irish jig in D major — beginner-friendly, running from F♯ to b and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

Type
Jig, two parts, each usually played twice
Key
D major · 6/8
Range
F♯ to b · first position
Notes used
D E F♯ G A B
Level
Beginner-friendly

The Connaughtman's Rambles — sheet music

D 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

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

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The Connaughtman's Rambles — tab

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

The Connaughtman's Rambles — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

The Connaughtman's Rambles — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

The Connaughtman's Rambles — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

The Connaughtman's Rambles — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

The Connaughtman's Rambles — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

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