reel · Key of G
The Boys of Ballinchalla
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:1227 T:The Boys of Ballinchalla M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:O'Neill's 1227 N:Collected by Dunlap K:G dc|B>G (3GGG BGdc|B>G (3GGGd2cB|c>A (3AAA cAeA|c>A (3AAAe2dc| B>G (3GGG BGdc|B>G (3GGGd2cB|cedc BGAF|DGGFG2|| (BA)|Gggf gedB|Gggf gedB|Aaa^g aecB|Aaa^g aecA| Gggf gedB|Gggf gfga|gfef gfeg|bgaf gedB||
FAQ
Questions about The Boys of Ballinchalla
The Boys of Ballinchalla is in G, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 99% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.
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.