Key of Em
Drowsy Maggie
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:1425 T:Drowsy Maggie M:C| L:1/8 N:"collected by J. O'Neill" B:O'Neill's 1425 K:Em E2 (BE dEBE) | E2 (BE AFDF) | E2 (BE dEBE) | (TBAB)^c dAFD | E2 (BE dEBE) | E2 (BE AFDF) | E2 (BE dEBE) | (TBAB)^c dAFA || d2 (fd) c2 (ec) | defg afge | d2 (fd) c2 (ec) | (TBAB)c dAFA | d2 (fd) c2 (ec) | defg afge | afge fdec | (TBAB)c dAFD |]
FAQ
Questions about Drowsy Maggie
Drowsy Maggie is in Em, in C| 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.