reel · Key of G
The four courts
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:640 T:The four courts T:No. 1 C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 640 R:Reel m:Tn2 = (3n/o/n/ o/4n/4-n/ M:C| L:1/8 K:G dB|ADFD ADGB|ADFD G2GB|ADFD ADGF|(3(EFE) cA G2FG|ADFD ADGB|ADFD G2FG|AGAc BABc|dBcA G2|| (AG)|TF2AF cFAG|TF2cA G2AG|F2AF cFAc|dBcA G2AG|TF2AF cFAG|TF2cA G2(3(ABc)|dfec dc (3(ABc)|dBcA G2|| (dB)|A2Ac B2Bd|ABAF G2dB|A2Ac B2Bc|dBcA G2dB|AFAc BGBd|ABAF G2(3(ABc)|dfec dc (3(ABc)|dBcA G2|]
FAQ
Questions about The four courts
The four courts is in G, 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.