reel · Key of Ador
The Chicago reel
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:797 T:The Chicago reel C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 797 R:Reel M:C| L:1/8 K:Ador (AB) |\ c2 ed (cA)GE | (GFG)(A GA)cd | ecgc acgc | edc(d ef)ge |\ c2ed c2AF | (GFG)(A GB)cd | (ea)(ag) efd(B | (3cBA B)GA2 || (AB) |\ cde(f g2)ef | gag(e dB)GB | cde(f g)agf | baa(g ag)ed |\ cde(f g2)fg | aba(f gb)ag | fef(d ef)e(d | (3cBD B)G A2 |]
FAQ
Questions about The Chicago reel
The Chicago reel is in Ador, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 98% 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.