reel · Key of G
The boys of Ballinchalla
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:503 T:The boys of Ballinchalla C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 503 R:Reel M:C| L:1/8 K:G (dc)"^segno" |B>G (3GGG BGdc|B>G (3GGG d2cB|c>A (3AAA cAeA|c>A (3AAA e2dc|B>G (3GGG BGdc|B>G (3GGG d2cB|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.