reel · Key of G

The flower of the flock

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The flower of the flock"The flower of the flockReelanon. (Ireland)3520250255230250525025020235202550233055203250525Tenor Banjo330550557530232305052302505250250202352025Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 512
ABC notation source
X:512
T:The flower of the flock
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 512
R:Reel
m:~n2 = o/4n/m/4n
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
(GE)|DEGA BGGB|cABG AGEG|DEGA BABc|dBAB G2:|(3def|g2(ge) d2(dB)|AcBG AGEG|
g2ge d2~d2|eaab agef|gfge dedB|cABG AGEG|DEGA BABc|dBAB G2|]
FAQ

Questions about The flower of the flock

  • The flower of the flock is in G, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 99% 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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