reel · Key of A
The Gaelic revival
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:784 T:The Gaelic revival C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 784 R:Reel m:Tn = (3n/o/n/ M:C| L:1/8 K:A c|d(FE2) DFAF|dTF-F2 AFDc|BA(=GF) EFGA|B(ABc) dfec|dTF-F2 ATF-F2|DFAc dc(de)|f(edc) Bc (3(dcB)|(AF)(dF) FEE|| d|cAeA E(AcA)|c(Bce) f(edc)|dBfB (GA)Bc|d(cdf) gfed|cAEA cAeA|c(Bce) f(efg)|agf(e fe)d(c|df)e(d cA) A|| d|cBA(c BAF)A|d(TFF2 A)FDd|cBA(c BA)FA|B(EEF) =GABd|cBA(c BA)FA|DFAB A(Bde)|f(edc) Bc (3(dcB)|(AF)(dF) FEE|| d|cAEA e(Ace)|fga(f ed)ce|d(BGB) f(Bde)|f(efg) afed|cA (3AAA eA (3AAA|fAa(A cd)ea|f(ede) fg (3(agf)|(ec)dB cA A|]
FAQ
Questions about The Gaelic revival
The Gaelic revival is in A, 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 6.
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.