What key is Planxty Lady Blaney in?

Planxty Lady Blaney is in C, in 2/4 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

Is Planxty Lady Blaney hard to play on tenor banjo?

Moderate. 97% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 10.

What type of tune is Planxty Lady Blaney?

The tune type is not recorded in the source collection.

Can I play this on mandolin or bouzouki?

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.

Key of C

Planxty Lady Blaney

Transpose

Irish tenor banjo tab

ABC notation source

X:693
T:Planxty Lady Blaney
C:O'Carolan
B:O'Neill's 693
N:"Spirited"
M:2/4
L:1/16
K:C
.e2.g2 (ga)(gf) | (ef)(ed c2)z2 | A2A2 (fe)(dc) | (Bc)(AB) G2(ed) |
| .c2.g2 (ef)(ge) | (agfe) d2z2 | (fedc) B2c2 | d2e2 A2z2 |
| "p".G2(AG) .F2(GF) | .E2(FE) D2C2 | "f"{^c}d2(ed) {B}=c2(dc) | {A}B2(cB) ~A2G2 |
| .G2(e2f2e2) | d4 z2A2 | AGFE {G}FEDC | (.c4 .c2)z2 ||
|| .G2(GE) C2G,2 | ">".C2.E2 .G2.E2 | (AG)(AF) D2A,2 | .D2.F2 .A2.F2 |
| (EG)(EG) G4 | {E}FAFA A4 | ({A}Bd)(Bd) d4 | (cdef) (g3f) |
| e2g2 (ga)(ge) | f2c'2 (c'b)(c'd') | (c'2b2a2) A2 | (G2F2E2) e2 |
| "p"(agfe) d2d2 | "p"(gfed) ">"c2c2 | (dedc) (BcBA) | G2G2 ">"G2(AB) |
| (cGEG) (cGEG) | c4 z2(Bc) | (dAFA) (dAFA) | d4 z2(GF) |
| E2G2 c2(cB) | (A2c2f2).e2 | (dedc) (cBAB) | c4 c2z2 |]

FAQ

Questions about Planxty Lady Blaney

Planxty Lady Blaney is in C, in 2/4 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Moderate. 97% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 10.
The tune type is not recorded in the source collection.
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.