set dance · Key of D

John Dwyer of the Glens

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "John Dwyer of the Glens"John Dwyer of the GlensLong dance, set danceanon. (Ireland)50202357532304545025054202424505405404552000Tenor Banjo02420245023235535753205202357532304505400050Tenor Banjo20235753230450540205002424505405404552000Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 967
ABC notation source
X:967
T:John Dwyer of the Glens
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 967
R:Long dance, set dance
M:C
L:1/8
K:D
(de)|f(efg) aba(g|f)gec d(cde)|fde(d cBA)B|c(Bcd) edc(e|dc)A(F G2)GB|A2A2A2:|
|:(AB)|cBA(B cd)e(f|g2)fg a2(ag)|aba(g f2)ed|f(efg) aba(g|fg)ec d(edc)|A2A2A2 (de)|
f(efg) aba(g|fg)ec d(edc)|ABA(G A2)AB|c(Bcd) edc(e|dc)A(F G2)GB|A2A2A2:|
FAQ

Questions about John Dwyer of the Glens

  • John Dwyer of the Glens is in D, in C 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 7.

  • It is a set dance, written in C.

  • 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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