Key of D
Planxty Madam Maxwell
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:659 T:Planxty Madam Maxwell C:O'Carolan B:O'Neill's 659 N:"Moderate" M:2/4 L:1/16 K:D | (AB).A2 (AF).D2 | (F2A2) (A2B2) | (cd).e2 (de).f2 | (ef).g2 f2e2 | | d2A2 (GF)(ED) | G2B2 B2d2 | (c2A2) .e2(dc) | d4 d2z2 :| | a2d2 a2d2 | g2b4 (ag) | f2d2 .a2(gf) | (g2 e4) g2 | | (fg).a2 (ga).b2 | .a2.g2 .f2.e2 | ">"~d4 (e2d2) | c2A4 (Bc) | | ">"d4 (cB)(AG) | F2 D4 d2 | (cd).e2 (fe).d2 | c2 A4 (Bc) | | (dcBA) (BAGF) | G2 B4 A2 | (BAGF) (AGFE) | D4- D2z2 |]
FAQ
Questions about Planxty Madam Maxwell
Planxty Madam Maxwell is in D, in 2/4 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.
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.