reel · Key of Em
Drowsy Maggie
Irish tenor banjo tab
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|]
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.
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.