reel · Key of Em

Drowsy Maggie

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Drowsy Maggie"Drowsy MaggieReelanon. (Ireland)2225222222040422252222024504022252222220404222522220245040Tenor Banjo5254045023523052540420245040525404502352305230250420245040Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 662Notes:The title is spelled "Drowsey Maggie" on the music page,but "Drowsy Maggie" in the index to the book.
ABC notation source
X:662
T:Drowsy Maggie
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 662
N:The title is spelled "Drowsey Maggie" on the music page,
N:but "Drowsy Maggie" in the index to the book.
R:Reel
m:Tn = (3n/o/n/
M:C|
L:1/8
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||
K:D
d2(fd) c2(ec)|defg afge|d2(fd) c2(ec)|(TBAB)c dAFA|d2(fd) c2(ec)|defg afge|afge fdec|(TBAB)c dAFD|]
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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.

  • 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.

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