reel · Key of Em

Piper's Son, The

Also known as ma.c an .piobaire

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Piper's Son"The Piper's Sonma.c an .piobaire.reel32224545204204002224502454520533222454520042040022245024520322220602323060235262060232045203222320602320460235262326045024503222Book: "O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland, 1519"Notes:"collected from J. O'Neill"

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X:1519
T:Piper's Son, The
R:reel
N:"collected from J. O'Neill"
B:"O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland, 1519"
T: ma.c an .piobaire.
M:C|
L:1/8
K:Em
BEE^c dcdB|A2 ((3FED) FA A2|BEEF GAB^c|d^cdB e2 d=c|
BEE^c dcdB|AD ((3FED) FA A2|BEEF GAB^c|dBA=c BE E2||
{f}e^def gfge|^defg afdf|e^def gfe^c|dBA=c BE E2|
{f}e^def gfe^c|^defg afdf|g2 f^d e^c=dA|((3B^cd) A=c BE E2||
FAQ

Questions about Piper's Son, The

  • Piper's Son, The is in Em, in C| time. The E minor scale gives you every note it uses.

  • Moderate. 93% 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. 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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