Key of G

John O'Dwyer of the Glen

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "John O'Dwyer of the Glen"John O'Dwyer of the Glen52234545022045555Tenor Banjo0555023550205053553202054050005Tenor Banjo2025345450250450555Tenor BanjoBook: "O'Neill's 36"Notes:"Slow with expression" "setting 2" "collected by F. O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X: 36
T: John O'Dwyer of the Glen
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
B: "O'Neill's 36"
N: "Slow with expression" "setting 2" "collected by F. O'Neill"
K:G
d/2-c/2 \
| B>-A B>-d c-<A | {F}G>F GA B-<G \
| B-G A-G F-D | C>-D G>G G :|
D \
| GG (G/2A/2B/2c/2) dd | e>f e>d ed \
| cd (d/2c/2B/2A/2) (B/2A/2G/2F/2) | {A}G>-F DD D d/2-c/2 |
B>A Bd c-<A | {F}G>F GA B-<G \
| G>-G A>-G F-<D | CD G>G G ||
FAQ

Questions about John O'Dwyer of the Glen

  • John O'Dwyer of the Glen is in G, in 3/4 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • 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. 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.