reel · Key of Am

Paddy Ryan's Dream

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Paddy Ryan's Dream"Paddy Ryan's DreamReelend33123022223025250545042222450253026023230260000Tenor Banjo32055450300332352505545015053232025Tenor BanjoDC05545030033235250325305105320232Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1181Notes:1st SettingCollected by McNamara
ABC notation source
X:1181
T:Paddy Ryan's Dream
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:O'Neill's 1181
N:1st Setting
N:Collected by McNamara
K:Am
A>E (3.E.E.E cABG | EGDC B,CDB, \
| (3.A,.A,.A, A,B, CDEG |1 cAB^G ABcB :|2 cAB^G "end"(3.A.A.A A2 ||
B2 \
| Aaa^g aecA | Agg^f gdBG | Aaa^g ae=fd | edcB (3cBA BG |
| Aaa^g aecA | Agg^f gdBG | AcBd cedf | edcB AB"DC"cB |]
FAQ

Questions about Paddy Ryan's Dream

  • Paddy Ryan's Dream is in Am, 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 6.

  • 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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