reel · Key of Ador

On the sly

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "On the sly"On the slyReelanon. (Ireland)33333333200000023532050235200000023532052032000000235320502350553023532052035325253573523050553535735230532525357352320505530235320520Book: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 639

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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. The A dorian scale gives you every note it uses.

  • 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. 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.

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