The Cliffs of Moher

Also called Cliffs of Moher

Type: Jig (6/8)
Key: G
Tuning: GDAE (standard)
Difficulty
Genre: Irish

This is a new transcription that hasn’t been checked against the printed source yet. If a note looks wrong, let me know.

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Speed 75% (84 BPM)Loop

Tune to GDAE Metronome at 84 Download ABC

Sheet music and playback need JavaScript. Here is the tab as text:Part A | A3 | EL2 1 L2 3 L2 1 | A3 EL2 L2 1 A3 L2 | 0 D3 3 A0 D3 2 1 | | D0 3 3 A0 D3 3 | EL2 1 L2 3 L2 1 | A3 EL2 L2 1 A3 L2 | 0 D3 3 A0 D3 2 1 | | D0 3 3 3 | Part B | A0 | 3 E0 A3 L2 0 0 | 3 E0 A3 L2 0 D3 | 2 3 A0 1 L2 0 D3 | | D2 3 A0 1 L2 0 | 3 E0 A3 L2 0 0 | 3 E0 A3 L2 0 D3 | 2 3 A0 1 L2 0 D2 | | A0 D3 3 3 |

Reading the tab

Each note shows its string and finger: A0 is the open A string, 2 is your second finger. The letter only appears when you change string. L means low (finger back, a half step down) and H means high. A plain 2 is the usual high 2 in keys like D and A.

Notes under each finger in GDAE tuning
String	0	L1	1	L2	2	3	H3	4
E	E	F	F♯	G	G♯	A	A♯	B
A	A	B♭	B	C	C♯	D	D♯	E
D	D	E♭	E	F	F♯	G	G♯	A
G	G	A♭	A	B♭	B	C	C♯	D

About the tune

Named after the sea cliffs of County Clare. O’Neill prints it in G; many players today take it a step higher, in A. The C natural (low 2 on the A string) gives it its modal sound.