reel · Key of A
McFadden's handsome daughter
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:554 T:McFadden's handsome daughter C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 554 R:Reel m:Tn2 = (3n/o/n/ m/n/ m:~n2 = o/4n/m/4n M:C| L:1/8 K:A E3F ABcA|BABa ecAF|(3EEE (FG) A2 (af)|ecBd cAAF|E3F ABcA|BABa ecAF|(3EEE (FG) A2(af)|ecBd cAHAg H|| aece fgaf|edcA BF-~F2|aece fgaf|edcB Ac (3(efg)|aece aecA|TB2(cA) BAFA|agfe fgaf|edcB ABcd|| ce2f ecac|ecac fB-~B2|ce2f ecac|EFAe (cA)A2|ceef ecac|ecac fB-~B2|cefg abaf|ec (3(efg) aecA"_D.C." |]
FAQ
Questions about McFadden's handsome daughter
McFadden's handsome daughter is in A, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 98% 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.