reel · Key of C

The boys of Galway

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The boys of Galway"The boys of GalwayReelanon. (Ireland)2350532050553530235053205035220023505320505535302302503523053255Tenor Banjo135305323505753530135305323505530550353053235057535301301503532351033Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 596
ABC notation source
X:596
T:The boys of Galway
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 596
R:Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
K:C
B|cded cBAG|Addc dcAB|cded cBAG|AcGE EDDB|cded cBAG|Addc dcAB|cABG AFGE|FDGF EC C||
f|gage ({d}c)Bcd| ea({b}a)g agef|gage ({d}c)Bcd|eaag edde|gage ({d}c)Bcd|ea({b}a)g agef|gefd ecdc|Bcdf ec c|]
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Questions about The boys of Galway

  • The boys of Galway is in C, 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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