reel · Key of G

The boys of Portaferry

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The boys of Portaferry"The boys of PortaferryReelanon. (Ireland)20525032052552025250230523232052503205255202525023052025Tenor BanjoD.C.502535053525350532535050230523202535053525350532535032530523D.C.Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 521
ABC notation source
X:521
T:The boys of Portaferry
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 521
R:Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
BA|G2(BG) AcBA|G2(BG) GEDE|G2(BG) ABce|dBgB c2BA|G2(BG) AcBA|G2(BG) GEDE|G2(BG) ABce|dBAB G2H ||
GA|Bdgd edgd|Bdgd e2(dc)|Bdgd edef|gedB c2BA|Bdgd edgd|Bdgd e2dc|Bdgd egfa|gedB c2"_D.C." |]
FAQ

Questions about The boys of Portaferry

  • The boys of Portaferry is in G, 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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