What key is I'm Asleep and Don't Awaken Me in?

I'm Asleep and Don't Awaken Me is in F, in 3/4 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

Is I'm Asleep and Don't Awaken Me hard to play on tenor banjo?

Moderate. 96% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 10.

What type of tune is I'm Asleep and Don't Awaken Me?

The tune type is not recorded in the source collection.

Can I play this on mandolin or bouzouki?

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.

Key of F

I'm Asleep and Don't Awaken Me

Also known as ta me mo .codla.d 's na duisgui.g me

Transpose

Irish tenor banjo tab

ABC notation source

X:599
T:I'm Asleep and Don't Awaken Me.
T:ta me mo .codla.d 's na duisgui.g me.
M:3/4
Q:110
K:F
(F>D)|(C>D) (.F2.F) z|F4 F2|G2(F/4G/4A3/2) (A/4G/4F3/2)|
D4 C2|(D2 F2) .F2|(A2 c2) (d/4c/4A3/2)|T(G3F) (A/4G/4F3/2)|F4:|
(c>d)|{d}e4 (ef/2e/2)|{^c}d4 (d_e/2d/2)|{=B}c4 (d>e)|(d2 c2). A2|
"~natural"c2 (d2 f2)|Tf4 (d>c)| .A2 .G2 .F2|(F>>G) (D>>F) C2|
{d}e4 (f>>_e)|{^c}d4 (=c>A)|(c>>d) (f>>d) (c>>A)|(G>>F) (D>>F) C2|
"~#"D2 (F2 f2)|[d2D2] (c>>A) (G>>F)| T(G4 F2)|F4||
(F/4G/4A3/2)|B2 (cB)(AG)|A2 (BA)(GF)|(G>>A) (c>>G) (A>>F)|
T(D4 C2)|.D2 .F2 .f2|d2 (c<<A) (G<<F)|T(G4 F2)|F4:|
(C>D)|[_E4C4] [EC] z|[D4B,4] [DB,] z|C4 C z|C2 A,2 C2|
"~natural" C2 D2 F2|"~"F3G (F/4G/4A3/2)|AG (F/4G/4A3/) (A/4G/4F3/2)|D4 cd|
[_e4c4] [e2c2]|[d4B4] (c<<A)|(c>>d) (f>>d) (c>>A)|(G>>F) (D>>F) C2|
"~"D2 F2 f2|d2 (cA) "pp"(GF)|TG3 F (A/4G/4F3/2)|F4||

FAQ

Questions about I'm Asleep and Don't Awaken Me

I'm Asleep and Don't Awaken Me is in F, in 3/4 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Moderate. 96% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 10.
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.