reel · Key of D
The cup of tea
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:792 T:The cup of tea C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 792 R:Reel M:C| L:1/8 K:D A|B(AGF) GEE(F|GE)BE GEEA|B(AGF) GEE(G|FD)AG FDDA|B(AGF) GEE(F|GE)BE GEEA|B(AGF) GAB(c|d)BAG FDD|| A|d2(eg) fde(c|d2)eg f(BBc)|d2(eg) fde(c|d)BAG FDDA|d2(eg) fde(c|d)faf g2(fg)|afg(e fd)e(c|d)BAG FDD|| G|F(AdA) FABA|F(AdA) (FE)(EG)|F(GdA) FAB(c|d)BAG (FD)DG|F(AdA) FAB(A|F)AdA (FE)(Ee)|f2(ec) dBA(F|G)BAG FDD|]
FAQ
Questions about The cup of tea
The cup of tea is in D, 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.