reel · Key of G
Cunningham's fancy
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:555
T:Cunningham's fancy
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 555
R:Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
(BA)|.GE ({F}(3(E)DE) cdef|gedB cAA a||.GE ({F}(3(E)DE) cdef|gedB c2:|cd|ef({a}(3(g)fg) eaaf|gedB (cA)A2|
ef ({a}(3(g)fg) eaab|c'bag a2(gf)|ef ({a}(3(g)fg) eaaf|gedB cAA2|GE ({F}(3(E)DE) cdef|gedB c2(cd)|ef ({a}(3(g)fg) eaaf|
gedB (cA)A2|ef ({a}(3(g)fg) eaab|c'bag a2ab|(3(c'ba) bg agef|GE ({F}(3(E)DE) cdef|gedB c2|]FAQ
Questions about Cunningham's fancy
Cunningham's fancy is in G, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Harder. 94% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 8.
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.