Key of Gm

Gen. Monroe's Lamentation

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Gen. Monroe's Lamentation"Gen. Monroe's Lamentation505053010132353153531553Tenor Banjo0505301013235315351555Tenor Banjo533356533155333565653Tenor Banjo1531050553501013235555Tenor BanjoBook: "O'Neill's 37"Notes:"Moderate" "collected by J. O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X: 37
T: Gen. Monroe's Lamentation
M: 3/4
L: 1/4
B: "O'Neill's 37"
N: "Moderate" "collected by J. O'Neill"
K:Gm
G/2-F/2 | D G> A | G F D | B A> B | c =B c |\
d g f | d2 c/2d/2 | c B> G | G F2 |
D G> A | G F D | B A> B | c =B c |\
d g f | d2 c/2d/2 | B G G | G3 ||
d g> g | g a b | a g g | f d2 |\
d g> g | g a b | a b a | g3 |
f d c | B2 A/2-B/2 | G A G | G F G/2A/2 |\
B A> B | c =B c | d G G | G2 |:|
FAQ

Questions about Gen. Monroe's Lamentation

  • Gen. Monroe's Lamentation is in Gm, in 3/4 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 97% 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.