reel · Key of Am
The Curragh races
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:544 T:The Curragh races C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 544 R:Reel m:Tn = (3n/o/n/ M:C| L:1/8 K:Am G|(3(FED) (AF) BGAF|EG=cG E"^1)"=CCE|(3(FED) (AF) BGAF|Dddc dDD:|g|fada fda"^2)"f| eg=cg ecgc|fada fdad|(3(Bcd) AG FDDg|fada fdad|eg=cg ecgc|afge fdec|dABG FDD|]
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.