reel · Key of G

Tear the Calico

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Tear the Calico"Tear the CalicoReel3522223025052502052223025045200Tenor Banjo3522223025052502352302504520255Tenor Banjo25523025052500325523025045200Tenor Banjo25523025052500255230250502320Tenor Banjo52552505250320525525045200Tenor Banjo5255250525032052302504520255Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1255Notes:Collected by Cronin
ABC notation source
X:1255
T:Tear the Calico
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:O'Neill's 1255
N:Collected by Cronin
K:G
GE (3EEE (cA)BG|AGEGA2(BA|G)EEE cABG|AFGED2D2|
G>E (3EEE (cABG)|AGEG A2 (Bc)|dBcA BGAF|GEDEG2G2||
BddB cABG|AGEGA2(Ac)|BddB cABG|AFGED2D2|
BddB cABG|AGEGA2A2|BddB cABG|AGABc2(BA)||
G2(BG)G2(BG)|AGEG AcBA|G2(BG)G2(BG)|AFGED2D2|
G2(BG)G2(BG)|AGEG AcBA|dBcA BGAF|GEDEG2G2||
FAQ

Questions about Tear the Calico

  • Tear the Calico is in G, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Very easy. 100% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 5.

  • 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.

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