reel · Key of D
Rambling Sailor, The
Also known as an loingseoir siu.tarras
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:1502 T:Rambling Sailor, The R:reel N:"collected from Cronin" B:"O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland, 1502" T: an loingseoir siu.tarras. M:C| L:1/8 K:D (Ac)|dB ((3BBB) (cB)cA|dcdA FDFA|((3ddd) (Bd) cBAF|AGFD EFAc| dcBd cBcA|dcdA GFEF|((3DDD) (FE) DFAF|GABc dcBc|| dcde fefg|a2(ab) agfe|dcde fegf|efed cABc| d2(de) fefg|a2 ab agfe|dB ((3BBB) (cB)cA|dAFD GABc|| defe dcdA|BdAF GABc|((3ddd) (fe) defg|agab agfe| defe dcdA|BdAF GFEF|((3DDD) (FE) DFAF|GABc d2||
FAQ
Questions about Rambling Sailor, The
Rambling Sailor, The is in D, 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.