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About The Lark In The Morning

The Lark In The Morning is a four-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, four 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 Lark In The Morning — 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

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

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The Lark In The Morning — tab

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

The Lark In The Morning — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

The Lark In The Morning — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

The Lark In The Morning — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

The Lark In The Morning — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

The Lark In The Morning — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

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