reel · Key of G
Captain Byng
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:736 T:Captain Byng C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 736 R:Reel M:C L:1/8 K:G d|gfgd BGG2|eaag fdef|gfgd BGGB|cAdB G2Gd|gfgd BGG2|eaag fdcA|Bdef gage|dBAB G2G|| c|BGdG BGGB|cAeA cAAc|BGdG BGGB|cAdB G2GA|BGdG BGGB|cAeA cAAc|Bdef gage|dBAB G2G|]
FAQ
Questions about Captain Byng
Captain Byng is in G, in C 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.
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.