reel · Key of G

Paddy's surprise

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Paddy's surprise"Paddy's surpriseReelanon. (Ireland)3302452050235203520252050235202542052050235203550232305230Tenor Banjo3520255023235052535735302323505253025052532350525357353023230523052025Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 735
ABC notation source
X:735
T:Paddy's surprise
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 735
R:Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
(3(DEF)|G2(BA) GABc|dBec dBAB|G2(BA) GABc|dBAB GFED|G2(BA) GABc|dBec d2(3(def)|gfge dBge|
dBAB G2||(3(def)|gfgd edBd|gabg agef|gfgd edBd|cABG AGEG|gfgd edBd|gabg agef|gfge dBge|dBAB G2|]
FAQ

Questions about Paddy's surprise

  • Paddy's surprise is in G, 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.

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