What key is Morgan Rattler in?

Morgan Rattler is in C, in 6/8 time. The C major scale gives you every note it uses.

Is Morgan Rattler hard to play on tenor banjo?

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.

Can I play Morgan Rattler in a different key?

Yes. Copy the ABC below into the ABC transposer , move the transpose control by semitone, and the notation and tab are redrawn together in the new key. Handy if a singer wants it lower or the tune sits awkwardly on the neck.

Can I play this on mandolin or bouzouki?

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.

Morgan Rattler (O’Neill 1903 no. 1046) - banjo tab

Irish tenor banjo tab

Find the collections behind these tune settings.

ABC notation source

X:1046
T:Morgan Rattler
R:double jig
N:"collected by J.O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 1046
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:C
c|GFE DEF|EDE C2 c|GFE DEG|A2 G ABc|
GFE DEF|EDE C2 f|e(c/B/c) dBG|A2 G ABc:|
c3 ecA|~B3 dBG|c3 ceA|afd efg|
c3 ecA|(B/A/B)c dBG|~c3 BAG|A2 G ABc:|
cBA BAG|cGF EDC|cBA BAG|A2 G ABc|
cBA BAG|cGF EcA|GFE DEG|A2 G ABc:|
c3 c3|ceg dBG|c>cc ceg|afd efg|
c3 c3|ceg dBG|~c3 BGE|A2 G ABc|
c3 c3|ceg dBG|c>cc ceg|afd efg|
cd(e/f/) gfe|dec BAG|~c3 BGE|A2 G ABc||
ceg ceg|ceg dBG|ceg ceg|afd efg|
g/g/ge f/f/fd|e/e/ec d/d/dB|c/c/cA B/B/BG|A2 G ABc:|
GEE CEE|CEE CEE|GEE CEE|A2 G ABc|
GEE CEE|CEE C2 f|e(c/B/c) dBG|A2G ABc:|
(c>de/f/) {a}g2 e|a2 f {a}g2 e|(c>de/f/) g2 e|dBG ABc|
(c>de/f/) {a}gfe|dec BAG|~c3 BAG|(A<B)G ABc:|
(c>de/f/) {a}gdB|cGE C2 c|(c>de/f/) {a}gdB|dBG ABc|
(c>de/f/) {a}gdB|cGF EcA|GFE DEG|(A<B)G ABc:|
EDE C/C/CC|C/C/CC C/C/CC|EDE C/C/CC|A2 G ABc|
EDE C/C/CC|C/C/CC C2 f|e(c/B/c) dBG|A2G ABc:|
C2 c {d}cBc|D2 d {e}dcd|C2 c {d}cBc|A2 G ABc|
C2 c {d}cBc|D2 d def|{a}gfe dcB|A2 G ABc:|

FAQ

Questions about Morgan Rattler

Morgan Rattler is in C, in 6/8 time. The C major scale gives you every note it uses.
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 jig, written in 6/8.
Yes. Copy the ABC below into the ABC transposer, move the transpose control by semitone, and the notation and tab are redrawn together in the new key. Handy if a singer wants it lower or the tune sits awkwardly on the neck.
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.

Morgan Rattler