reel · Key of A
The clock in the steeple
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:522 T:The clock in the steeple C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 522 R:Reel M:C| L:1/8 K:A g|a2(ec) defg|afec dBBg|a2(ec)defg|afec (3(AAA) Ag|a2(ec) defg|afec dBBc|Ac (3(efg) (ab)af|ecBd cA A|| B|c2cA d2dB|efec dBBd|c2(cA) defg|afed cAAB|c2cA d2dB|efec dBBd|Ac (3(efg) (ab)af|ecBd cA A|]
FAQ
Questions about The clock in the steeple
The clock in the steeple is in A, 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.