Key of Ador
Rory Dall's Sister's Lament
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X: 47 T:Rory Dall's Sister's Lament M:3/4 L:1/4 B:"O'Neill's 47" N:"Moderate" "collected by Dunning" K:Ador A> (BA/2B/2) | G> (AB/2d/2 | e E2 | e/2d/2B/2d/2e/2f/2 | g G2 | g> (a(3(b/2a/2g/2)) | e d/2-e/2.g/2.d/2 | e d B | g/2-e/2.d/2.e/2 g | e/2-d/2.B/2.d/2 e | G> (AB/2d/2) | ~B2 A || g> (ef/2g/2) | a> (fg/2a/2) | b> (ag/2a/2) | b> (d'(3(b/2a/2g/2)) | a> ga/2b/2 | e'> d'b/2a/2 | g> (a(3(b/2a/2g/2)) | g f e/2d/2 | d> (ef/2g/2) | g> (a(3(b/2a/2g/2)) | e> (de/2f/2) | e3/4g/4e/2d/2 (B/4d/4e/4f/4) | g/2e/2 d/2e/2 g | e/2d/2 B/2d/2 e/2g/2 | G> (AB/2d/2) | ~B2 A ||
FAQ
Questions about Rory Dall's Sister's Lament
Rory Dall's Sister's Lament is in Ador, in 3/4 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Harder. 91% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 12.
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.