reel · Key of Em

MacLean's favorite

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "MacLean's favorite"MacLean's favoriteReelanon. (Ireland)12320520502355255520052050202005023220050050235252Tenor BanjoD.C.0502052050235252050255502352522502052233022502050232D.C.Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 579
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X:579
T:MacLean's favorite
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 579
R:Reel
%Title given as "McLean's favorite" in the index.
M:C|
L:1/8
K:Em
(gf)|:edBA GABc|dGBG dGBe|edBA GABA|[1Beed efgf:|[2Beed e2 H ||e2|defg afdf|
edef edBe|defg afdf|edef d2d2|defg afdf|fdef edBf|g2ge f2fd|efed efgf "_D.C." |]
FAQ

Questions about MacLean's favorite

  • MacLean's favorite is in Em, 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.

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