reel · Key of A
The contradiction reel
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:724
T:The contradiction reel
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 724
R:Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
K:A
e "^segno" |c2({d}(3(c)BA) (BE)(ED)|CEAc dfed|c2({d}(3(c)BA) GABc|defg afed|c2({d}(3(c)BA) (BE)(ED)|CEAc dfed|c2({d}(3(c)BA) GABg|
afec A/A/AA||g|aA A/A/A aAcA|GBEB GBEg|(aA) A/A/A aAcA|GBEB cAAg|(aA)A/A/A (aA) cA|GBEB EBEg|agfe fedc|
BEFG A2||e2|ae(c'e) ae(c'e)|be(d'e) be(d'e)|c'e(e'e) c'e(e'e)|dcAB (EA)A2|aAc'A aAc'A|bAd'A bAd'A|c'Ae'A c'Ae'A|dcBA (EA)A2||
cefe cefe|dcBA (BE)E2|cefe cefe|fagb afed|cefe cefe|(3(fga) ec (BE)E2|ecea fdfa|(gb)eg (ae)fe "^segno" |]FAQ
Questions about The contradiction reel
The contradiction reel is in A, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Harder. 88% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 12.
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.