reel · Key of G
Tear the calico
O’Neill 1907 no. 525
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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ABC notation source
X:525 T:Tear the calico C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 525 R:Reel M:C| L:1/8 K:G GE (3EEE (BA)BG|AGEG A(cBA)|GEEE cABG|AFGE D2D2|G>E (3EEE (cA)BG|AGEG A2(Bc)|dBcA BGAF|GEDE G2G2|| BddB cABG|AGEG A2(Ac)|BddB cABG|AFGE D2D2|BddB cABG|AGEG A2A2|BddB cABG|AGAB c2(BA)|| G2(BG) G2(BG)|AGEG AcBA|G2(BG) G2(BG)|AFGE D2D2|G2(BG) G2(BG)|AGEG AcBA|dBcA BGAF|GEDE G2G2|]
FAQ
Questions about Tear the calico
Tear the calico is in G, in C| time. The G major scale gives you every note it uses.
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. Copy the ABC below into the ABC transposer, move the transpose control by semitone, and the notation and tab are redrawn together in the new key. Handy if a singer wants it lower or the tune sits awkwardly on the neck.
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.