reel · Key of G

The Boys of Ballinchalla

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Boys of Ballinchalla"The Boys of BallinchallaReel3333532555525532555553230000300030000053Tenor Banjo33255552553255555323053250405545Tenor Banjo2053323052533230520554503205545030Tenor Banjo53323052533232353202320373523052Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1227Notes:Collected by Dunlap
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.

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