reel · Key of G
Tear the calico
Irish tenor banjo tab
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. 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.