reel · Key of Ador
On the sly
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:639 T:On the sly C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 639 R:Reel m:Tn3 = n(3n/o/n/ m/n/ M:C| L:1/8 K:Ador gf|eA (3AAA (3(efg) d(c|BA)G(A Bc)df|eA (3AAA (3(efg) dc|BAGB A2(gf)|eA (3AAA (3(efg) d(c|BA)GA Bcd2|eaa(g (3efg) d(c|BAG)B A2|| (dc)|BGBd Tg3a|bgaf g(ed2)|e(aag) a2(ga)|bga(f ge)dc|B(GBd) Tg3a|bga(f gf)ed|eaa(g (3efg) d(c|BA)GB A2|]
FAQ
Questions about On the sly
On the sly is in Ador, 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.