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var wbPrefix = "/web/";਀瘀愀爀 眀戀䌀甀爀爀攀渀琀唀爀氀 㴀 ∀栀琀琀瀀㨀尀⼀尀⼀眀眀眀⸀椀爀椀猀栀ⴀ戀愀渀樀漀⸀挀漀洀尀⼀琀攀挀栀渀椀焀甀攀尀⼀猀漀氀漀ⴀ瀀氀愀礀椀渀最尀⼀渀漀琀愀琀椀漀渀ⴀ戀愀猀椀挀猀ⴀ　㄀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㬀 
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var firstYear = 1996;਀瘀愀爀 椀洀最圀椀搀琀栀 㴀 㐀㜀㔀㬀 
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var displayMonth = "Dec";਀瘀愀爀 搀椀猀瀀氀愀礀夀攀愀爀 㴀 ∀㈀　　㐀∀㬀 
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		document.getElementById("displayYearEl").style.color = "#ff0";਀ऀऀ搀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀⸀最攀琀䔀氀攀洀攀渀琀䈀礀䤀搀⠀∀搀椀猀瀀氀愀礀䴀漀渀琀栀䔀氀∀⤀⸀椀渀渀攀爀䠀吀䴀䰀 㴀 搀椀猀瀀氀愀礀䴀漀渀琀栀㬀 
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		document.getElementById("displayDayEl").style.color = "#ff0";਀ऀ紀 
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਀   瘀愀爀 攀瘀攀渀琀堀 㴀 最攀琀䔀瘀攀渀琀堀⠀攀瘀攀渀琀⤀㬀 
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	}਀   瘀愀爀 洀漀渀琀栀伀昀昀 㴀 砀伀昀昀 ─ 礀攀愀爀䤀洀最圀椀搀琀栀㬀 
਀   瘀愀爀 礀攀愀爀 㴀 䴀愀琀栀⸀昀氀漀漀爀⠀砀伀昀昀 ⼀ 礀攀愀爀䤀洀最圀椀搀琀栀⤀㬀 
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   if(monthOfYear > 11) {਀       洀漀渀琀栀伀昀夀攀愀爀 㴀 ㄀㄀㬀 
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	var monthString = prettyMonths[monthOfYear];਀ऀ搀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀⸀最攀琀䔀氀攀洀攀渀琀䈀礀䤀搀⠀∀搀椀猀瀀氀愀礀夀攀愀爀䔀氀∀⤀⸀椀渀渀攀爀䠀吀䴀䰀 㴀 礀攀愀爀 ⬀ ㄀㤀㤀㘀㬀 
	document.getElementById("displayMonthEl").innerHTML = monthString;਀ऀ⼀⼀ 氀漀漀欀猀 琀漀漀 樀愀爀爀椀渀最 眀栀攀渀 椀琀 挀栀愀渀最攀猀⸀⸀ 
	//document.getElementById("displayDayEl").innerHTML = zeroPad(day,2);਀ 
	var url = wbPrefix + dateString + '/' +  wbCurrentUrl;਀ऀ搀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀⸀最攀琀䔀氀攀洀攀渀琀䈀礀䤀搀⠀✀眀洀ⴀ最爀愀瀀栀ⴀ愀渀挀栀漀爀✀⤀⸀栀爀攀昀 㴀 甀爀氀㬀 
਀   ⼀⼀搀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀⸀最攀琀䔀氀攀洀攀渀琀䈀礀䤀搀⠀∀眀洀琀戀唀刀䰀∀⤀⸀瘀愀氀甀攀㴀∀攀瘀堀⠀∀⬀攀瘀攀渀琀堀⬀∀⤀ 攀氀堀⠀∀⬀攀氀攀洀攀渀琀堀⬀∀⤀ 砀伀⠀∀⬀砀伀昀昀⬀∀⤀ 礀⠀∀⬀礀攀愀爀⬀∀⤀ 洀⠀∀⬀洀漀渀琀栀⬀∀⤀ 洀漀渀琀栀伀昀昀⠀∀⬀洀漀渀琀栀伀昀昀⬀∀⤀ 䐀匀⠀∀⬀搀愀琀攀匀琀爀椀渀最⬀∀⤀ 䴀漀礀⠀∀⬀洀漀渀琀栀伀昀夀攀愀爀⬀∀⤀ 洀猀⠀∀⬀洀漀渀琀栀匀琀爀椀渀最⬀∀⤀∀㬀 
   if(curYear != year) {਀       瘀愀爀 礀爀伀昀昀 㴀 礀攀愀爀 ⨀ 礀攀愀爀䤀洀最圀椀搀琀栀㬀 
       document.getElementById("wbMouseTrackYearImg").style.left = yrOff + "px";਀       挀甀爀夀攀愀爀 㴀 礀攀愀爀㬀 
   }਀   椀昀⠀挀甀爀䴀漀渀琀栀 ℀㴀 洀漀渀琀栀⤀ 笀 
       var mtOff = year + (month * monthImgWidth) + 1;਀       搀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀⸀最攀琀䔀氀攀洀攀渀琀䈀礀䤀搀⠀∀眀戀䴀漀甀猀攀吀爀愀挀欀䴀漀渀琀栀䤀洀最∀⤀⸀猀琀礀氀攀⸀氀攀昀琀 㴀 洀琀伀昀昀 ⬀ ∀瀀砀∀㬀 
       curMonth = month;਀   紀 
}਀⼀⼀崀崀㸀 
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   <td style="padding:10px;vertical-align:top;min-width:110px;">਀   㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀眀攀戀⼀∀ 琀椀琀氀攀㴀∀圀愀礀戀愀挀欀 䴀愀挀栀椀渀攀 栀漀洀攀 瀀愀最攀∀ 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀戀愀挀欀最爀漀甀渀搀ⴀ挀漀氀漀爀㨀琀爀愀渀猀瀀愀爀攀渀琀㬀戀漀爀搀攀爀㨀渀漀渀攀㬀∀㸀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀⼀猀琀愀琀椀挀⼀椀洀愀最攀猀⼀琀漀漀氀戀愀爀⼀眀愀礀戀愀挀欀ⴀ琀漀漀氀戀愀爀ⴀ氀漀最漀⸀瀀渀最∀ 愀氀琀㴀∀圀愀礀戀愀挀欀 䴀愀挀栀椀渀攀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㄀㄀　∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㌀㤀∀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀∀　∀⼀㸀㰀⼀愀㸀 
   </td>਀   㰀琀搀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀瀀愀搀搀椀渀最㨀　℀椀洀瀀漀爀琀愀渀琀㬀琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀挀攀渀琀攀爀㬀瘀攀爀琀椀挀愀氀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀琀漀瀀㬀眀椀搀琀栀㨀㄀　　─㬀∀㸀 
਀       㰀琀愀戀氀攀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀戀漀爀搀攀爀ⴀ挀漀氀氀愀瀀猀攀㨀挀漀氀氀愀瀀猀攀㬀洀愀爀最椀渀㨀　 愀甀琀漀㬀瀀愀搀搀椀渀最㨀　㬀眀椀搀琀栀㨀㔀㜀　瀀砀㬀∀㸀㰀琀戀漀搀礀㸀㰀琀爀㸀 
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		                <a href="/web/20041116082458/http://irish-banjo.com/technique/solo-playing/notation-basics-01.html" style="text-decoration:none;color:#33f;font-weight:bold;background-color:transparent;border:none;" title="16 Nov 2004"><strong>NOV</strong></a>਀ऀऀ                 
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		                <a href="/web/20071014040511/http://irish-banjo.com/technique/solo-playing/notation-basics-01.html" style="text-decoration:none;color:#33f;font-weight:bold;background-color:transparent;border:none;" title="14 Oct 2007"><strong>2007</strong></a>਀ऀऀ                 
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<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" TYPE="text/javascript"><!-- if (top.location != self.location) top.location.replace(self.location) //--></SCRIPT></HEAD><BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFAF4"><A NAME="top"></A><H1 ALIGN="center">Notes on the Irish banjo</FONT></H1><BR><BR><TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="4" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="90" ROWSPAN="2"><TABLE BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="2" CELPPADDING="4" WIDTH="100%"><TR BGCOLOR="beige"><TD ALIGN="center"><A HREF="/web/20041217111812/http://irish-banjo.com/index.html"><BIG><B>Main page</B></BIG></A></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="2" CELPPADDING="4" WIDTH="100%"><TR BGCOLOR="beige"><TD ALIGN="center"><A HREF="/web/20041217111812/http://irish-banjo.com/new-visitors.html"><BIG><B>New visitors</B></BIG></A></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="2" CELPPADDING="4" WIDTH="100%"><TR BGCOLOR="beige"><TD ALIGN="center"><A HREF="/web/20041217111812/http://irish-banjo.com/buyers-guide/index.html"><BIG><B>Buyer's&nbsp;guide</B></BIG></A></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="2" CELPPADDING="4" WIDTH="100%"><TR BGCOLOR="beige"><TD ALIGN="center"><A HREF="/web/20041217111812/http://irish-banjo.com/instruments/index.html"><BIG><B>The&nbsp;instruments</B></BIG></A></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="2" CELPPADDING="4" WIDTH="100%"><TR BGCOLOR="beige"><TD ALIGN="center"><A HREF="/web/20041217111812/http://irish-banjo.com/technique/index.html"><BIG><B>Technique</B></BIG></A></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="2" CELPPADDING="4" WIDTH="100%"><TR BGCOLOR="beige"><TD ALIGN="center"><A HREF="/web/20041217111812/http://irish-banjo.com/lessons/index.html"><BIG><B>Lessons</B></BIG></A></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="2" CELPPADDING="4" WIDTH="100%"><TR BGCOLOR="beige"><TD ALIGN="center"><A HREF="/web/20041217111812/http://irish-banjo.com/performers/index.html"><BIG><B>Performers</B></BIG></A></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="2" CELPPADDING="4" WIDTH="100%"><TR BGCOLOR="beige"><TD ALIGN="center"><A HREF="/web/20041217111812/http://irish-banjo.com/recordings/index.html"><BIG><B>Recordings</B></BIG></A></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="2" CELPPADDING="4" WIDTH="100%"><TR BGCOLOR="beige"><TD ALIGN="center"><A HREF="/web/20041217111812/http://irish-banjo.com/books/index.html"><BIG><B>Books</B></BIG></A></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="2" CELPPADDING="4" WIDTH="100%"><TR BGCOLOR="beige"><TD ALIGN="center"><A HREF="/web/20041217111812/http://irish-banjo.com/forum/index.html"><BIG><B>Forum</B></BIG></A></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="2" CELPPADDING="4" WIDTH="100%"><TR BGCOLOR="beige"><TD ALIGN="center"><A HREF="/web/20041217111812/http://irish-banjo.com/links/index.html"><BIG><B>Links</B></BIG></A></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="2" CELPPADDING="4" WIDTH="100%"><TR BGCOLOR="beige"><TD ALIGN="center"><A HREF="/web/20041217111812/http://irish-banjo.com/sitemap.html"><BIG><B>Site map</B></BIG></A></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR><BR><TABLE BORDER="1" BGCOLOR="beige"><TR><TD><SMALL>Site last updated <FONT COLOR="green">12/09/2004</FONT>.<BR>This particular page was created <FONT COLOR="red">11/27/2003</FONT> and last updated <FONT COLOR="red">08/28/2004</FONT><HR><A HREF="/web/20041217111812/http://irish-banjo.com/sitemap-updated.html">Site updates</A></SMALL></TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="16" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="*">You probably know the most fundamental things about standard notation and tablature already, but just in case:<DL><DT><B>Standard notation</B><DD>Usually five lines with a "clef" at the beginning. The different notes are notated on or between the lines.<DT><B>Tablature</B><DD>One line for each string on the instrument. The numbers represent the frets (0 is open string, 1 is first fret etc.)</DL><BR><HR><H3 ALIGN="center">The notes on the irish tenor banjo</H3>The notes we can reach on an irish tuned tenor banjo without changing hand position are:<P><A HREF=/web/20041217111812/http://home.online.no/~frnordbe/midis/no/notes-pos1.mid TARGET=blank><IMG SRC="/web/20041217111812im_/http://irish-banjo.com/pics/notes-pos1.gif" BORDER=0 ALT="Notes in 1st/2nd position on the irish tenor banjo"></A><P>You should take the time needed to learn these 16 notes by heart (beginning with the ones on the 2dn and 3rd string), but remember you can always come back here to look up the ones you've forgotten.<P>By moving your hand up the fretboard you can also play these four notes on the first string:<P><A HREF=/web/20041217111812/http://home.online.no/~frnordbe/midis/no/notes-pos5-str1.mid TARGET=blank><IMG SRC="/web/20041217111812im_/http://irish-banjo.com/pics/notes-pos5-str1.gif" BORDER=0 ALT="Notes in 5th position on the irish tenor banjo"></A><P>There are more notes too if you move further up the neck, but you won't need them very often for irish dance tunes.<P>By moving up the fretboard on the other strings you get alternative ways of playing these 20 notes. That can be useful at times, but it's not really necessary so we'll leave that out for now.<BR><BR><HR><H3 ALIGN="center">Accidentals and key signatures</H3>That wasn't too difficult, was it? Just 20 notes to learn. We're not quite there yet, though. We've got something that looks like this: <A HREF="/web/20041217111812/http://irish-banjo.com/technique/solo-playing/notation-basics-02.html#sharp"><IMG SRC="/web/20041217111812im_/http://irish-banjo.com/pics/sharp.gif" ALT="The sharp sign" BORDER="0" ALIGN="middle"></A> and this: <A HREF="/web/20041217111812/http://irish-banjo.com/technique/solo-playing/notation-basics-02.html#flat"><IMG SRC="/web/20041217111812im_/http://irish-banjo.com/pics/flat.gif" ALT="The flat sign" BORDER="0" ALIGN="middle"></A> and even this: <A HREF="/web/20041217111812/http://irish-banjo.com/technique/solo-playing/notation-basics-02.html#natural"><IMG SRC="/web/20041217111812im_/http://n-cyc.com/pic/na/natural-sign.gif" ALT="The natural sign" BORDER="0" ALIGN="middle"></A>. These are vital to the notation! But don't worry, they're extremely easy to learn. 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