reel · Key of G

Captain O'Neill

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Captain O'Neill"Captain O'NeillReelanon. (Ireland)33330552545032525320552545032504553532353532353532355Tenor Banjo3333335353235325023253353532353532353532353573523205023253Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 499
ABC notation source
X:499
T:Captain O'Neill
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 499
R:Reel
m:Tn2 = (3n/o/n/ m/n/
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
(ge)|dGBG FGAc|BGBd Tg2fe|dGBG FGAc|BGAF G2:|z2|d>((g {a}(3g)fg a>)((g {a}(3g)fg|d>)((g {a}(3g)fg) a2a2|
d>((g {a}(3g)fg) agfd|(3efg fa g2g2|d>((g {a}(3g)fg a>)((g {a}(3g)fg|d>)((g {a}(3g)fg) a2ga|bgaf gfed|(3efg fa g2|]
FAQ

Questions about Captain O'Neill

  • Captain O'Neill is in G, in C| 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.

  • 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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