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 1907 no. 257) - banjo tab

Irish tenor banjo tab

Find the collections behind these tune settings.

ABC notation source

X:257
T:Morgan Rattler
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 257
R:Double jig
m:Nn3 = n o/n/ (3m/n/-n/
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:C
c|GFE DEF|EDE C2c|GFE DEG|A2G ABc|GFE DEF|EDE C2f|e(c/B/c) dBG|A2G ABc:|
|:c3 ecA|"   ~"NB3 dBG|c3 ceA|afd efg|c3 ecA|(B/A/B)c dBG|"   ~"Nc3 BAG|A2G ABc::cBA BAG|cGF EDC|
cBA BAG|A2G ABc|cBA BAG|cGF EcA|GFE DEG|A2G ABc::c3 c3|ceg dBG|c>cc ceg|afd efg|
c3 c3|ceg dBG|"   ~"Nc3 BGE|A2G ABc|c3 c3|ceg dBG|c>cc ceg|afd efg|cd(e/f/) gfe|dec BAG|
"   ~"Nc3 BGE|A2G 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|A2G ABc:|
|:GEE CEE|CEE CEE|GEE CEE|A2G ABc|GEE CEE|CEE C2f|e(c/B/c) dBG|A2G ABc:|(c>de/f/) {a}g2e|a2f {a}g2e|
(c>de/f/) g2e|dBG ABc|(c>de/f/) {a}gfe|dec BAG|"   ~"Nc3 BAG|(A<B)G ABc::(c>de/f/) {a}gdB|cGE C2c|(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|A2G ABc|EDE C/C/CC|C/C/CC C2f|
e(c/B/c) dBG|A2G ABc:|C2c {d}cBc|D2d {e}dcd|C2c {d}cBc|A2G ABc|C2c {d}cBc|D2d def|{a}gfe dcB A2G 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