reel · Key of D

Don't Bother Me

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Don't Bother Me"Don't Bother MeReel304045024502504045042054245240033525235253730404525235250230255352523525373040450420542452400Book: O'Neill's 1342

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ABC notation source
X:1342
T:Don't Bother Me
R:Reel
B:O'Neill's 1342
M:C|
L:1/8
K:D
DFAcd2(3ABc|defd ecAc|d2(Ac) BAGF|EFGE FDD2:|
d2(fd) (3fga (fd)|g2(bg) ecAc|d2(fd) (3fga (fd)|efge (fd)d2|
d2(fd) (3fga (fd)|g2(bg) ecAc|d2(Ac) BAGF|EFGE (FD)D2|]
FAQ

Questions about Don't Bother Me

  • Don't Bother Me is in D, in C| time. The D major scale gives you every note it uses.

  • Easy. 98% 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. 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.

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