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John O'Neill's Reel

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "John O'Neill's Reel"John O'Neill's ReelReel30242040042242024240242040020250255Tenor Banjo0225004232505252320505202502550Tenor Banjo32250042325052525753573520250255Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1265Notes:Collected by F. O'Neill
ABC notation source
X:1265
T:John O'Neill's Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:O'Neill's 1265
N:Collected by F. O'Neill
N:
K:D
A | BcBA FAAc | B.(E {F}(3EDE) FEFA | BcBA FAAB | ABde fd d :|
e | f2fde2ec | fgfd edBd | fgfe dedB | ABde fdde |
f2(fd)e2(ec) | fgfd edBd | f>(a {b}(3aga b)gaf | ABde fd d |]
FAQ

Questions about John O'Neill's Reel

  • John O'Neill's Reel is in D, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 99% 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 reel, 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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