The Rocky Road To Dublin Banjo / Mandolin Tab
The mandolin chords are included plus a midi file in G. The first version is tuned for GDAE and another version is of the fingerstyle tab is in CGDA tuning. This version of The Rocky Road To Dublin is in the key of G. The song was popularized by The Dubliner's with Luke Kelly on vocals. It's a fairly fast lively tune that's not really suitable for banjo beginners. I have now added the easy banjo letter notes. As this song is in the key of G only the f notes are # [ sharp ] The first version has all the lyrics with chords included.Suitable for Irish Bouzouki in GDAE tuning. Scruggs/Melodic Hybrid 5 string banjo (Open G gDGBD) — Intermediate included.
The 5 string banjo tabs ebook includes The Rocky Road To Dublin
The 5 string banjo tabs ebook includes The Rocky Road To Dublin
| the-rocky-road-to-dublin-mandolin-tenor-banjo-tab-with-chords.pdf |
| rocky_road_to_dublin_banjo_midi_file.zip |
The Dubliners Ebook Of Tabs
Below is the list of songs [ tabs ] included in the Mandolin ebooks. The price is €7.90. Over 800 songs.
and I'll email the download links after payment. Standard tuning GDAE,
You'll receive every song listed below which is around 700 and a mix of folk, ballads, pop and rock.
Now including a free Beatles ebook of songs and another of Irish rebel songs plus Christmas songs and hymns.
Also included is a 500 page ebook of lyrics and chords for the mandolin / tenor banjo in 3 different easy keys.
Also there's a collection of traditional tunes which are regarded as the most popular Irish tunes.
Martin
and I'll email the download links after payment. Standard tuning GDAE,
You'll receive every song listed below which is around 700 and a mix of folk, ballads, pop and rock.
Now including a free Beatles ebook of songs and another of Irish rebel songs plus Christmas songs and hymns.
Also included is a 500 page ebook of lyrics and chords for the mandolin / tenor banjo in 3 different easy keys.
Also there's a collection of traditional tunes which are regarded as the most popular Irish tunes.
Martin
Rocky road to Dublin banjo tab
The Rocky Road to Dublin for the five string banjo tab
🎵 THE ROCKY ROAD TO DUBLIN — Scruggs/Melodic Hybrid (Open G gDGBD) — Intermediate
INTRO ROLL (pickup into verse)
gDGBD (Open G)
| Forward roll | Drop-thumb | Tag roll |
|-3------------------|----------------|--------------|
|-----0---0-----0----|-----1-----0----|--0-----------|
|-------0-------0----|--0-----0-------|--0-----------|
|-----0-------0------|----------------|--0-----------|
|-0------------------|--0-------------|--0-----------|
VERSE 1
“While in the merry month of May…”
Line 1 (Bars 1–3)
While in the mer-ry month of May / from me home I star-ted / left the girls of Tuam…
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Bar 1 Bar 2 Bar 3
[G] While in the merry month of May
|----0---------0-----|----0----------------------|----0-----------0-----|
|--------0---------0-|--------1---0--------------|--------0-------------|
|------0---------0---|--2-----------0------------|------0-----2---------|
|--0-------------0---|--------------0------------|--0-------------------|
|--------------------|--0------------------------|----------------------|
[D] from me home I started, left the girls of Tuam
|----2---------2-----|----0----------------------|----0-----------0-----|
|--------3---------3-|--------1---0--------------|--------0-------------|
|------2---------2---|--0-----------0------------|------0-----2---------|
|--0-------------0---|--------------0------------|--0-------------------|
|--------------------|--0------------------------|----------------------|
Line 2 (Bars 4–6)
…nearly broken-hearted / saluted father dear / kissed me darlin' mother…
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Am D G
|----0---------0-----|----2------------0------|----0-----------0-----|
|--------1-------1---|--------3---2-----------|--------0-------------|
|------2-----2-------|------2-------0---------|------0-----2---------|
|--------------------|--0---------------------|--0-------------------|
|--0-----------------|------------------------|----------------------|
Line 3 (Bars 7–9)
…drank a pint of beer / me grief and fears to smother / then off to reap the corn…
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C D G
|----1---------1-----|----2-----------0------|----0-----------0------|
|--------1-------1---|--------3---2----------|--------0--------------|
|------0-----0-------|------2-------0--------|------0-----2----------|
|--------------------|--0--------------------|--0--------------------|
|--3-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Line 4 (Bars 10–12)
…and leave where I was born / cut a stout black-thorn / to banish ghost and goblin
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Am C D
|----0--------0--------|----1--------1--------|----2----------0------|
|--------1--------1----|--------1--------1----|--------3---2---------|
|------2----2----------|------0----0-----------|------2------0--------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|--0-------------------|
|--0-------------------|--3--------------------|----------------------|
Line 5 (Bars 13–15)
…In a brand new pair of brogues / I rattled o’er the bogs / and frightened all the dogs
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G C D
|----0---------0-----|----1---------1------|----2---------0---------|
|--------0---------0-|--------1---------1--|--------3---------2-----|
|------0---------0---|------0---------0----|------2---------0-------|
|--0-------------0---|---------------------|--0----------------------|
|--------------------|--3------------------|-------------------------|
Line 6 (Bars 16–18)
…on the Rocky Road to Dublin / one two three four five / hunt the hare and turn her
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G D G
|----0-----------0-----|----2-----------0------|----0-----------0-----|
|--------0-------------|--------3---2----------|--------0-------------|
|------0-----2---------|------2-------0--------|------0-----2---------|
|--0-------------------|--0--------------------|--0-------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
CHORUS (Bars 19–21)
“Down the rocky road and all the way to Dublin…”
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C G D
|----1---------1-----|----0-----------0-----|----2----------0--------|
|--------1---------1-|--------0-------------|--------3-------2-------|
|------0---------0---|------0-----2---------|------2-------0---------|
|--------------------|--0-------------------|--0---------------------|
|--3-----------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
In Mullin-gar that night I rested / limbs so weary / started by daylight…
G C D
|----0----------0-------|----1---------1------|----2-----------0------|
|--------0--------------|--------1--------1---|--------3---2----------|
|------0-----2----------|------0-----0--------|------2-------0--------|
|--0--------------------|---------------------|--0--------------------|
|-----------------------|--3------------------|-----------------------|
Bars 4–6
…next morning / light and airy / took a drop of pure…
G D G
|----0-----------0-----|----2----------0------|----0-----------0------|
|--------0-------------|--------3---2---------|--------0-------------|
|------0-----2---------|------2------0--------|------0------2--------|
|--0-------------------|--0-------------------|--0--------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
Bars 7–9
…to keep my heart from sinking / that’s a Paddy’s cure / whenever he’s on drinking
Am C D
|----0---------0-------|----1--------1--------|----2----------0------|
|--------1--------1----|--------1--------1----|--------3---2---------|
|------2-----2---------|------0-----0---------|------2------0--------|
|----------------------|----------------------|--0-------------------|
|--0-------------------|--3-------------------|-----------------------|
Bars 10–12
…to see the lassies smiling / all cheering me / as the rocky road…
G C D
|----0---------0------|----1----------1-------|----2-----------0-----|
|--------0---------0--|--------1---------1----|--------3---2---------|
|------0---------0----|------0----------0-----|------2------0--------|
|--0-------------0----|-----------------------|--0-------------------|
|---------------------|--3--------------------|----------------------|
Bars 13–15 (Turn into Chorus)
…to Dublin / one two three four five…
G D G
|----0-----------0----|----2-----------0------|----0-----------0------|
|--------0------------|--------3---2----------|--------0-------------|
|------0-----2--------|------2------0---------|------0------2--------|
|--0------------------|--0--------------------|--0--------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
🎶 CHORUS
(Same tune each time)
C G D
|----1--------1-------|----0-----------0-------|----2----------0------|
|--------1--------1---|--------0---------------|--------3------2------|
|------0-----0--------|------0-----2-----------|------2------0--------|
|---------------------|--0---------------------|--0-------------------|
|--3------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
🎶 VERSE 3
“In Dublin next arrived, I thought it such a pity…”
Bars 1–3
In Dublin next arrived / I thought it such a pity / to be so soon deprived…
G C D
|----0----------0-------|----1--------1-------|----2----------0------|
|--------0------------- |--------1--------1---|--------3---2---------|
|------0-----2----------|------0-----0--------|------2------0--------|
|--0--------------------|---------------------|--0-------------------|
|-----------------------|--3------------------|----------------------|
Bars 4–6
…of view of that fine city / I then took a stroll / all among the quality
G D G
|----0-----------0-----|----2-----------0------|----0-----------0-----|
|--------0-------------|--------3---2----------|--------0-------------|
|------0-----2---------|------2-------0--------|------0-------2-------|
|--0-------------------|--0--------------------|--0-------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
Bars 7–9
…bundle it was stolen / blackguard in the coat / said my fine old brogue…
Am C D
|----0----------0-------|----1-------1---------|----2-----------0-----|
|--------1---------1----|--------1------1------|--------3---2---------|
|------2-----2----------|------0-----0---------|------2------0--------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|--0-------------------|
|--0--------------------|--3-------------------|-----------------------|
Bars 10–12
…wasn’t much in vogue / wasn’t much in vogue, etc. / rocky road to Dublin…
G C D
|----0----------0------|----1--------1---------|----2----------0------|
|--------0--------0----|--------1--------1-----|--------3---2---------|
|------0-------2-------|------0-------0--------|------2------0--------|
|--0-------------------|-----------------------|--0--------------------|
|----------------------|--3--------------------|-----------------------|
Bars 13–15 (into Chorus)
G D G
|----0-----------0-----|----2-----------0------|----0-----------0-----|
|--------0-------------|--------3---2----------|--------0-------------|
|------0-----2---------|------2------0---------|------0------2--------|
|--0-------------------|--0--------------------|--0-------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
🎶 FINAL CHORUS (same as before)
C G D
|----1--------1-------|----0-----------0-------|----2----------0------|
|--------1--------1---|--------0---------------|--------3------2------|
|------0-----0--------|------0-----2-----------|------2------0--------|
|---------------------|--0---------------------|--0-------------------|
|--3------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
INTRO ROLL (pickup into verse)
gDGBD (Open G)
| Forward roll | Drop-thumb | Tag roll |
|-3------------------|----------------|--------------|
|-----0---0-----0----|-----1-----0----|--0-----------|
|-------0-------0----|--0-----0-------|--0-----------|
|-----0-------0------|----------------|--0-----------|
|-0------------------|--0-------------|--0-----------|
VERSE 1
“While in the merry month of May…”
Line 1 (Bars 1–3)
While in the mer-ry month of May / from me home I star-ted / left the girls of Tuam…
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Bar 1 Bar 2 Bar 3
[G] While in the merry month of May
|----0---------0-----|----0----------------------|----0-----------0-----|
|--------0---------0-|--------1---0--------------|--------0-------------|
|------0---------0---|--2-----------0------------|------0-----2---------|
|--0-------------0---|--------------0------------|--0-------------------|
|--------------------|--0------------------------|----------------------|
[D] from me home I started, left the girls of Tuam
|----2---------2-----|----0----------------------|----0-----------0-----|
|--------3---------3-|--------1---0--------------|--------0-------------|
|------2---------2---|--0-----------0------------|------0-----2---------|
|--0-------------0---|--------------0------------|--0-------------------|
|--------------------|--0------------------------|----------------------|
Line 2 (Bars 4–6)
…nearly broken-hearted / saluted father dear / kissed me darlin' mother…
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Am D G
|----0---------0-----|----2------------0------|----0-----------0-----|
|--------1-------1---|--------3---2-----------|--------0-------------|
|------2-----2-------|------2-------0---------|------0-----2---------|
|--------------------|--0---------------------|--0-------------------|
|--0-----------------|------------------------|----------------------|
Line 3 (Bars 7–9)
…drank a pint of beer / me grief and fears to smother / then off to reap the corn…
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C D G
|----1---------1-----|----2-----------0------|----0-----------0------|
|--------1-------1---|--------3---2----------|--------0--------------|
|------0-----0-------|------2-------0--------|------0-----2----------|
|--------------------|--0--------------------|--0--------------------|
|--3-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Line 4 (Bars 10–12)
…and leave where I was born / cut a stout black-thorn / to banish ghost and goblin
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Am C D
|----0--------0--------|----1--------1--------|----2----------0------|
|--------1--------1----|--------1--------1----|--------3---2---------|
|------2----2----------|------0----0-----------|------2------0--------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|--0-------------------|
|--0-------------------|--3--------------------|----------------------|
Line 5 (Bars 13–15)
…In a brand new pair of brogues / I rattled o’er the bogs / and frightened all the dogs
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G C D
|----0---------0-----|----1---------1------|----2---------0---------|
|--------0---------0-|--------1---------1--|--------3---------2-----|
|------0---------0---|------0---------0----|------2---------0-------|
|--0-------------0---|---------------------|--0----------------------|
|--------------------|--3------------------|-------------------------|
Line 6 (Bars 16–18)
…on the Rocky Road to Dublin / one two three four five / hunt the hare and turn her
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G D G
|----0-----------0-----|----2-----------0------|----0-----------0-----|
|--------0-------------|--------3---2----------|--------0-------------|
|------0-----2---------|------2-------0--------|------0-----2---------|
|--0-------------------|--0--------------------|--0-------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
CHORUS (Bars 19–21)
“Down the rocky road and all the way to Dublin…”
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C G D
|----1---------1-----|----0-----------0-----|----2----------0--------|
|--------1---------1-|--------0-------------|--------3-------2-------|
|------0---------0---|------0-----2---------|------2-------0---------|
|--------------------|--0-------------------|--0---------------------|
|--3-----------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
In Mullin-gar that night I rested / limbs so weary / started by daylight…
G C D
|----0----------0-------|----1---------1------|----2-----------0------|
|--------0--------------|--------1--------1---|--------3---2----------|
|------0-----2----------|------0-----0--------|------2-------0--------|
|--0--------------------|---------------------|--0--------------------|
|-----------------------|--3------------------|-----------------------|
Bars 4–6
…next morning / light and airy / took a drop of pure…
G D G
|----0-----------0-----|----2----------0------|----0-----------0------|
|--------0-------------|--------3---2---------|--------0-------------|
|------0-----2---------|------2------0--------|------0------2--------|
|--0-------------------|--0-------------------|--0--------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
Bars 7–9
…to keep my heart from sinking / that’s a Paddy’s cure / whenever he’s on drinking
Am C D
|----0---------0-------|----1--------1--------|----2----------0------|
|--------1--------1----|--------1--------1----|--------3---2---------|
|------2-----2---------|------0-----0---------|------2------0--------|
|----------------------|----------------------|--0-------------------|
|--0-------------------|--3-------------------|-----------------------|
Bars 10–12
…to see the lassies smiling / all cheering me / as the rocky road…
G C D
|----0---------0------|----1----------1-------|----2-----------0-----|
|--------0---------0--|--------1---------1----|--------3---2---------|
|------0---------0----|------0----------0-----|------2------0--------|
|--0-------------0----|-----------------------|--0-------------------|
|---------------------|--3--------------------|----------------------|
Bars 13–15 (Turn into Chorus)
…to Dublin / one two three four five…
G D G
|----0-----------0----|----2-----------0------|----0-----------0------|
|--------0------------|--------3---2----------|--------0-------------|
|------0-----2--------|------2------0---------|------0------2--------|
|--0------------------|--0--------------------|--0--------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
🎶 CHORUS
(Same tune each time)
C G D
|----1--------1-------|----0-----------0-------|----2----------0------|
|--------1--------1---|--------0---------------|--------3------2------|
|------0-----0--------|------0-----2-----------|------2------0--------|
|---------------------|--0---------------------|--0-------------------|
|--3------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
🎶 VERSE 3
“In Dublin next arrived, I thought it such a pity…”
Bars 1–3
In Dublin next arrived / I thought it such a pity / to be so soon deprived…
G C D
|----0----------0-------|----1--------1-------|----2----------0------|
|--------0------------- |--------1--------1---|--------3---2---------|
|------0-----2----------|------0-----0--------|------2------0--------|
|--0--------------------|---------------------|--0-------------------|
|-----------------------|--3------------------|----------------------|
Bars 4–6
…of view of that fine city / I then took a stroll / all among the quality
G D G
|----0-----------0-----|----2-----------0------|----0-----------0-----|
|--------0-------------|--------3---2----------|--------0-------------|
|------0-----2---------|------2-------0--------|------0-------2-------|
|--0-------------------|--0--------------------|--0-------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
Bars 7–9
…bundle it was stolen / blackguard in the coat / said my fine old brogue…
Am C D
|----0----------0-------|----1-------1---------|----2-----------0-----|
|--------1---------1----|--------1------1------|--------3---2---------|
|------2-----2----------|------0-----0---------|------2------0--------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|--0-------------------|
|--0--------------------|--3-------------------|-----------------------|
Bars 10–12
…wasn’t much in vogue / wasn’t much in vogue, etc. / rocky road to Dublin…
G C D
|----0----------0------|----1--------1---------|----2----------0------|
|--------0--------0----|--------1--------1-----|--------3---2---------|
|------0-------2-------|------0-------0--------|------2------0--------|
|--0-------------------|-----------------------|--0--------------------|
|----------------------|--3--------------------|-----------------------|
Bars 13–15 (into Chorus)
G D G
|----0-----------0-----|----2-----------0------|----0-----------0-----|
|--------0-------------|--------3---2----------|--------0-------------|
|------0-----2---------|------2------0---------|------0------2--------|
|--0-------------------|--0--------------------|--0-------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
🎶 FINAL CHORUS (same as before)
C G D
|----1--------1-------|----0-----------0-------|----2----------0------|
|--------1--------1---|--------0---------------|--------3------2------|
|------0-----0--------|------0-----2-----------|------2------0--------|
|---------------------|--0---------------------|--0-------------------|
|--3------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
