reel · Key of Em

Drowsy Maggie

O’Neill 1907 no. 662

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Drowsy Maggie"Drowsy MaggieReelanon. (Ireland)22252222220404222522220245040222522222204042225222202450405254045023523052540420245040525404502352305230250420245040Book: 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.

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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. The E minor scale gives you every note it uses.

  • 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. 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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