reel · Key of D
Mickey by the fireside
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:680 T:Mickey by the fireside C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 680 R:Reel M:C| L:1/8 K:D d2dB AFAB|d2dB gfec|d2(dB) ADFA|gfed cABc|d2(dB) AFAB|d2dB gfec|d2(dB) ADFA|gfed cdef|| d2(ad) fdad|d2(ad) gfec|d2(ad) fdad|cBAB cdef|d2(ad) fdad|d2(ad) cdef|gbaf gefd|edcB ABcA|]
FAQ
Questions about Mickey by the fireside
Mickey by the fireside is in D, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 99% 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.