reel · Key of Em
Casey the whistler
O’Neill 1907 no. 590
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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ABC notation source
X:590
T:Casey the whistler
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 590
R:Reel
m:Tn = (3n/o/n/
M:C|
L:1/8
K:Em
Ad({e}d)B cBAG|(3ABc GF EFG2|Ad({e}d)B cBAG|(3ABc GE (TED)D2:|FEFG ABcA|d2(dc) AGFD|
FEFG ABcA|d2cA G2AG|FEFG ABcA|d2dc ABc2|(3ded cA G2(FG)|(3ABc (Bd) cAGE|]FAQ
Questions about Casey the whistler
Casey the whistler is in Em, in C| time. The E minor scale gives you every note it uses.
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. Copy the ABC below into the ABC transposer, move the transpose control by semitone, and the notation and tab are redrawn together in the new key. Handy if a singer wants it lower or the tune sits awkwardly on the neck.
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.