reel · Key of G

Nellie O'Donovan

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Nellie O'Donovan"Nellie O'DonovanReelanon. (Ireland)2255303255253022553035302550225530325525302023530352302550Tenor Banjo2352320325300550235232032530055023523203253005502023575325300550Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 638
ABC notation source
X:638
T:Nellie O'Donovan
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 638
R:Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
B2Bd dcAc|BGGB d2cA|B2Bd dcAc|d2cA BGGA|B2Bd dcAc|BGGB d2cA|BABc dcAc|dBcA BGGe||
fgaf gfeg|fdcA Adde|fgaf gfeg|fdcA AGGe|fgaf gfeg|fdcA Adde|fefg abag|fdcA AGGA|]
FAQ

Questions about Nellie O'Donovan

  • Nellie O'Donovan is in G, 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.

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