reel · Key of D

Tent at the Fair, The

Also known as an bo.t ag an aona.c

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Tent at the Fair"The Tent at the Fairan bo.t ag an aona.c.reelSegno30Segno50405045040040504050404024550525552555254502525552532054502Segno352055525552545025230250232054024SegnoBook: "O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland, 1517"Notes:"collected from J. O'Neill"

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X:1517
T:Tent at the Fair, The
R:reel
N:"collected from J. O'Neill"
B:"O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland, 1517"
T: an bo.t ag an aona.c.
M:C|
L:1/8
K:D
A "Segno"|d2 (AF) DdAF|d2 (AF) DecA|d2 (AF) DdAF|ec ((3ABc) d2d Hx:|
A|d2 (fd) adfd|adfd cdef|d2 (fd) adfa|gfed cdef|
d2 ((3fed) adfd|adfd cdef|afge fdef|gfed cABc "Segno"||
FAQ

Questions about Tent at the Fair, The

  • Tent at the Fair, The is in D, in C| time. The D 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.

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