reel · Key of Em

The field of oats

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The field of oats"The field of oatsReelanon. (Ireland)segno1220segno5224524545032052245023205220542450253025002Tenor Banjosegno37325202025023573235232050023732520202502357325232050520segnoTenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 742
ABC notation source
X:742
T:The field of oats
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 742
R:Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
K:Em
(BA) "^segno" |:GEEF G2(EF)|G2(FG) AcBA|[1GEEF G2(ef)|gfed B2BA:|[2GFEF GABa|gefd e2ef||
g2bg f2af|e2fe Bdef|gabg fgaf|gfed e2(ef)|g2bg f2af|e2fe Bdef|gabg f2af|gfed edBA "^segno" |]
FAQ

Questions about The field of oats

  • The field of oats is in Em, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 96% 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.

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