reel · Key of D
The flax in bloom
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:633 T:The flax in bloom C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 633 R:Reel M:C| L:1/8 K:D D2(3(FED) FAAf|(3(gfe) (3(fed) edBd|(3(ABA) (FA) dfaf|(ga)fd (ed)Bd|D2 (3(FED) FAAf| (3(gfe) (3(fed) edBd|(AB)AF ABde|(fa)eg (fd)d2||(3(fgf) df (3(efe) ce|dcdB AGFG| DFAd FAdf|(3(gfe) (3(fed) edBd|(3(fgf) df (3(efe) ce|dcdB AGFG|DFAc defg|(af)eg (fd)d2|]
FAQ
Questions about The flax in bloom
The flax in bloom 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.