reel · Key of Am

The Curragh Races

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Curragh Races"The Curragh RacesReel3335032000320523525300320023052523005Tenor Banjo330032000320523525232302305252300Tenor Banjo3332353033303353305252353033303525253002Tenor Banjo3335303330235330525232302305252300Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1276Notes:Collected by McFadden
ABC notation source
X:1276
T:The Curragh Races
R:Reel
N:Collected by McFadden
B:O'Neill's 1276
M:C|
L:1/8
K:Am
a|e2(3cBA eA (3cBA|G2(Bc) dBGg|eA (3cBA e^fge|dBGB cAAa|
eA (3cBA eA (3cBA|G2(Bc) dBGB|TcBcAB2T(ge)|dBGB (cA A||
B|(3cdc ec gcec|(3cdc ge dBGB|(3cdc ec gcec|dBGB {d}cAAB|
(3cdc ec gce^f|(3gag ge dBGB|T(cB)cAB2T(ge)|dBGB (cA)A|]
FAQ

Questions about The Curragh Races

  • The Curragh Races is in Am, 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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