reel · Key of D

Humors of Newcastle, The

Also known as sugra .caislean-nua.da

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Humors of Newcastle"The Humors of Newcastlesugra .caislean-nua.da.reel~042405204022204240520404200333525552504200042052555252350322233352555250420004205203235045205400Book: "O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland, 1524"Notes:"collected from Dillon"

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X:1524
T:Humors of Newcastle, The
R:reel
N:"collected from Dillon"
B:"O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland, 1524"
T: sugra .caislean-nua.da.
M:C|
L:1/8
K:D
DFEF D2 (dB)|A2 FD EA,"~"A,2|DFEF D2 (dB)|AFDF T(ED)D2:|
d2 (fd) adfd|A2 ((3cBA) eA ((3cBA)|d2 (fd) adfd|((3fga) eg fB B2|
d2 (fd) adfd|A2 ((3cBA) eA ((3cBA)|dfeg ((3fga) ec|dBAG T(FD) D2||
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Questions about Humors of Newcastle, The

  • Humors of Newcastle, The is in D, in C| time. The D major 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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