reel · Key of Em

Big Pat's Reel

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Big Pat's Reel"Big Pat's ReelReel5325245255254002524525323053Tenor Banjo25245255254002524502603230Tenor Banjo02323573532553255323573532062002Tenor Banjo32357353255325533022503230Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1192Notes:Collected by F. O'Neill
ABC notation source
X:1192
T:Big Pat's Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:O'Neill's 1192
N:Collected by F. O'Neill
K:Em
(dc)|BGEFG2(BG)|G2(BG) (FA)D2|BGEFG2(Bd)|g2(fg)e2(dc)|
BGEFG2(BG)|G2(BG) (FA)D2|BGEF GAB^d|egfge2||
(ef)|gfga bgag|(fa)ag (fd) dz|gfga bgag|fe^dfe2(ef)|
gfga bgag|(fa)ag (fd) dz|g2(ge)f2(fd)|egfge2||
FAQ

Questions about Big Pat's Reel

  • Big Pat's Reel is in Em, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 96% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.

  • It is a reel, written in C|.

  • 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.

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