Key of Gm

Gordon's Tune

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Gordon's Tune"Gordon's Tune531131055013530553004555311310550135305530045550135135015331531531553113105501353055300455Book: "O'Neill's 40"Notes:"With spirit" "collected by J. O'Neill"

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X: 40
T: Gordon's Tune
M: C
L: 1/8
B: "O'Neill's 40"
N: "With spirit" "collected by J. O'Neill"
K:Gm
dc | B2 Bc B2 AG | G>A Bc d2 cA | G2 GF D2 D^F | G4 G2 dc |
B2 Bc B2 AG | G>A Bc d2 cA | G2 GF D2 D^F | G4 G2 ||
GA | B2 c2 d3 B | c2 d=e f2 d>g | g>f dc B2 d2 | c3 B G2 dc |
B2 Bc B2 AG | G>A Bc d2 cA | G2 GF D2 D^F | G4 G2 ||
FAQ

Questions about Gordon's Tune

  • Gordon's Tune is in Gm, in C time. The G 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.

  • The tune type is not recorded in the source collection.

  • 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.