Key of D
Bold Deserter, The
Also known as An Treigteoir Dana
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:1791 T:Bold Deserter, The T:An Treigteoir Dana C:"collected by Mrs Cantwell" S:1791 O'Neill's Music of Ireland N:Lead-in to second part should probably be 1/16th notes not 1/8th notes B:O'Neill's 1791 M:2/4 Q:60 K:D f/-e/|dA BA/-F/|A/B/d/e/ f/e/d/B/|A/F/d/B/ A/F/D/F/|EE/E/ E/G/F/E/| dA BA/-F/|A/B/d/e/ f/e/d/B/|A/F/d/B/ A/F/E/F/|DD/D/ D:| |:D-E|FA de/-f/|g/f/g/e/ dd/-e/|f/e/d/B/ A/F/E/F/|AA/A/ AD/-E/| FA de/-f/|g/f/g/e/ dd/-e/|f/e/d/B/ A/F/D/F/|EE/E/ E/G/F/E/| dA BG/-F/|A/B/d/e/ f/e/d/B/|A/F/d/B/ A/F/E/F/|DD/D/ D:|
FAQ
Questions about Bold Deserter, The
Bold Deserter, The is in D, in 2/4 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Very easy. 100% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 5.
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.