reel · Key of Gm
Fair-haired Mary
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:703 T:Fair-haired Mary C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 703 R:Reel M:C| L:1/8 K:Gm Gddc d2(cB)|AFcF dFcF|Gddc d2(d=e)|fdcA dcBA|Gddc d2(cB)|AFcF dFcF|Gddc d2d=e|fdcA AGG2|| g2(dg) g2(ag)|fdd=e f2(fe)|g2gf g2ag|fdcA dBcA|gddf g2(ag)|fdd=e f2(fg)|abag fgag|fdcA AGG2|]
FAQ
Questions about Fair-haired Mary
Fair-haired Mary is in Gm, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 99% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 6.
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.