reel · Key of G
The four-hand reel
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:767 T:The four-hand reel C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 767 R:Reel M:C| L:1/8 K:G (3(DEF) "^segno" ||G2(BG) dGBG|FADA FADA|G2(BG) dGBd|egfa gedB|G2(BG) dGBG|FDAD BDAD|G2(BG) dGBd| egfa g2g2 H ||gdBd edBd|gabg fdef|gdBd edBd|egfa g2g2|gabg efge|dedc BGBd|efed edBd|egfa gedB "^segno" |]
FAQ
Questions about The four-hand reel
The four-hand reel is in G, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 98% 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.