What key is The Banks of the Barrow in?

The Banks of the Barrow is in Dm, in 6/4 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

Is The Banks of the Barrow hard to play on tenor banjo?

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.

What type of tune is The Banks of the Barrow?

The tune type is not recorded in the source collection.

Can I play this on mandolin or bouzouki?

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.

Key of Dm

The Banks of the Barrow

Transpose

Irish tenor banjo tab

ABC notation source

X:425
T:The Banks of the Barrow
N:"Moderate"
N:Irish title: brua.ca na bear.ba
B:O'Neill's 425
M:6/4
L:1/8
K:Dm
(D>E) | (FEFG) (A3 =B) c2 (c>_B) | A2 (A>G) (E3 D) (C3 D) | .E(c=Bc) (A3 G) (E2 G>E) | D2 D2 D4 :|
|: A2 | (d^cde) (f3 d) (e2 a2) | (ge^ce) (d3 =c) A2 z2 | (d^cde) (f3 d) (e2 a2) | (aged) (d3 e) (d3 e) |
(fgf).e d3 c A3 B | (cdc).A (G3 E) (C3 D) | .E(c=Bc) (A3 G) (E2 G>E) | D2 D2 D6 :|
|: D>E | (FEFG) (A3 =B) c2 (Bc) | d2 (A>G) (G3 E) (C3 D) | (E>D(3EFG) (A3 G) (C2 G>E) | D2 D2 D4 z2 (D>E) |
(FEFG) A3 =B c2 (3cde | A3 ^F G3 E A,3 D | (E>D(3EFG) (A3 G) (E2 G>E) | D2 D2 D4 z2 :|
|: (3A=B^c | .d.^c.d.e f3 d e3 a | (agfe) {d}~d3 c A3 z | (d^cde) (f3 d) (e3 a) | g>gfe d4 (d3 e) |
.f.g.f.e d3 B G2 z A | .d.e.d.c .A.B.A.G .E.D.C.D | (.ED(3EFG) .A.B.A.G .E2 G>E | D2 D2 D6 ||

FAQ

Questions about The Banks of the Barrow

The Banks of the Barrow is in Dm, in 6/4 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.
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.