reel · Key of G

McFadden's mishap

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "McFadden's mishap"McFadden's mishapReelanon. (Ireland)33504040454245024504040453532304550404045424502454523205323503255Tenor BanjoD.C.3333352525237532502352525232054505305252523753235375353232053235054024D.C.Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 637
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X:637
T:McFadden's mishap
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 637
R:Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
G2DB, G,B,DB,|CB,A,B, CDEF|G2DB, G,B,DF|Ggdc BcAF|GGDB, G,B,DB,|CB,A,B, CDEF|GFGf (3(gfe) dc|(3(Bcd) Ac BGG2||
g2dB GBdf|gbag fdef|g2dB GBdB|cBAG FGAd|gedB GBdf|gbag fgag|(3(bag) (3(agf) (3(gfe) dc|(3(Bcd) AG FDEF "_D.C." |]
FAQ

Questions about McFadden's mishap

  • McFadden's mishap is in G, 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.

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