Key of G

Down by the River Side

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Down by the River Side"Down by the River Side5325545025232533501040353Tenor Banjo2554502523235335010555Tenor Banjo2353235315015325353525432Tenor Banjo2554502523235335010555Tenor BanjoBook: "O'Neill's 45"Notes:"Slow" "collected by F. O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X: 45
T: Down by the River Side
M: 3/4
L: 1/4
B: "O'Neill's 45"
N: "Slow" "collected by F. O'Neill"
K:G
d/2c/2 | B G G | F G A | B G B | c2 B/2-c/2 |\
d g g | d e =f | A F A | c2 d/2c/2 |
B G G | F G A | B G B | c2 B/2c/2 |\
d g g | d e =f | A G G | G2 ||
B/2c/2 | d g f | g a g | =f d e | =fzd |\
g f d | c d c | d B G | F2 c/2B/2 |
B G G | F G A | B G B | c2 B/2c/2 |\
d g g | d e =f | A G G | G2 |:|
FAQ

Questions about Down by the River Side

  • Down by the River Side is in G, in 3/4 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.

  • The tune type is not recorded in the source collection.

  • 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.