reel · Key of G
Kiss the maid amid behind the barrel
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:571
T:Kiss the maid amid behind the barrel
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 571
R:Reel
%In O'Neill's book the title is given as "Kiss the maid behind the
%barrel" in the index and "Kiss the amid behind the barrel" (sic) on
%the music page.
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
DGGc AGGF|DGGB cAGF|DGGc AGA^c|defd cAFA:|dg ({a}(3(g)fg) ag ({a}(3(g)fg)|df ({a}(3(g)fg) agfe|df ({g}(3(f)ef) af ({g}(3(f)ef)|
defd cAFA|dg ({a}(3(g)fg) ag ({a}(3(g)fg)|dg ({a}(3(g)fg) agfg|afge fde^c|dfeg fdcA||G2(dG) BGdG|G2(dG) cAFA|G2(dG) AGA^c|
defd cAFA|G2(dG) BGdG|G2(dG) cAFA|G2GB A2A^c|defd cAFA||B2BG A2Ac|BABc dedc|B2BG A2A^c|defd cAFA:|FAQ
Questions about Kiss the maid amid behind the barrel
Kiss the maid amid behind the barrel is in G, in C| 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.
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.