Key of Gm

Fair Haired Mary

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Fair Haired Mary"Fair Haired Mary555453103335333555455015305310Tenor Banjo55545310333533355545501530055Tenor Banjo353353155011033235315305130Tenor Banjo35523531550123565323531530055Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1474Notes:"collected by F. O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X:1474
T:Fair Haired Mary
M:C|
L:1/8
N:"collected by F. O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 1474
K:Gm
Gdd^c   d2 (=cB) | AFcF    dFcF   | Gdd^c  d2 (d=e) | fdcA dcBA  |
Gdd^c   d2 (=cB) | AFcF    dFcF   | Gdd^c  d2  d=e  | fdcA AG G2 ||
g2 (dg) g2 (ag)  | fdd=e f2  (fe) | g2 g^f g2  ag   | fdcA dBcA  |
gdd^f   g2 (ag)  | fdd=e f2 (^fg) | abag   ^fgag    | fdcA AG G2 |]
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.

  • 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.