reel · Key of Em
MacLean's favorite
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
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.