reel · Key of Amix

The black haired lass

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The black haired lass"The black haired lassReelanon. (Ireland)054024504535255254202450452040405542024504525255254202450452040Tenor Banjo02450253032552532054502532032504002450253203255202352530250452040Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 585
ABC notation source
X:585
T:The black haired lass
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 585
R:Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
K:Amix
(ed)|c2AB cdec|d2gd BGGB|({d}c)BAB cdec|dfec Aced|({d}c)BAB cdec|d2fd BGGB|({d}c)BAB cdec|dfecA2||
(AB)|cdef ({a}g2)eg|fddf ({a}g)fed|cdef ({a}g)feg|fdec A2(AB)|cdef ({a}g)feg|fddf e2fg|af({a}g)e fdec|dfecA2|]
FAQ

Questions about The black haired lass

  • The black haired lass is in Amix, 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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