What key is A Lovely Lass To A Friar Came in?

A Lovely Lass To A Friar Came is in D, in 2/4 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

Is A Lovely Lass To A Friar Came hard to play on tenor banjo?

Easy. 99% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.

What type of tune is A Lovely Lass To A Friar Came?

The tune type is not recorded in the source collection.

Can I play this on mandolin or bouzouki?

Yes. Tenor banjo, mandolin and octave mandola are all tuned GDAE, so the tab above is identical for all three. A bouzouki tuned GDAD needs the top string adjusting, which the converter handles.

Key of D

A Lovely Lass To A Friar Came

Transpose

Irish tenor banjo tab

ABC notation source

X:1840
T:A Lovely Lass To A Friar Came
M:2/4
L:1/16
B:O'Neill's 1840
K:D
((3def) | .g2.f2.e2.d2 | ({f}ed)(ef) d2(ef) | .g2.f2.e2.d2 |  e4 d2 ((3def) |
          .g2.f2.e2.d2 | ({f}ed)(ef) d2(ef) | .g2.g2.e2.d2 |  e4 d2        ||
   z2   | defg   a2a2  |     b2a2     a4    |  b2a2  a2gf  |  g4 f2   z2    |
            a4    d4   |   {f}edef    d2ef  | .g2.f2.e2.d2 |  e4 d2        ||
   D2   | .G2.F2.E2.D2 |    .E2.E2    D2EF  | .G2.F2.E2.D2 | TE4 D2D2       |
          .G2.F2.E2.D2 |    .E2.E2    D2EF  | .G2.F2.D2.E2 | TE4 D2        ||
   z2   | DEFG   A2A2  |     B2A2    A2  z2 |  B2A2  A2GF  |  G4 F2    z2   |
          A2A2    D4   |     EDEF     D2EF  | .G2.F2.E2.D2 | TE4 D2        ||
((3def) | gafg   efdf  |  {f}edef     defa  |  gafg  efdf  |  e4 d2 ((3DEF) |
          GAFG   EFDE  |     EDEF     DEFD  |  GAFG  EFDE  | TE4 D2        |]

FAQ

Questions about A Lovely Lass To A Friar Came

A Lovely Lass To A Friar Came is in D, in 2/4 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 99% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.
The tune type is not recorded in the source collection.
Yes. Tenor banjo, mandolin and octave mandola are all tuned GDAE, so the tab above is identical for all three. A bouzouki tuned GDAD needs the top string adjusting, which the converter handles.