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 BallinchallaReelanon. (Ireland)segno33333353segno2555525532555553230000300030000053255552553255555323053250405545Tenor Banjo205332305253323052055450320554503053323052533232353202320373523052Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 503
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.

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