reel · Key of G
The green gates
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:764 T:The green gates C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 764 R:Reel M:C| L:1/8 K:G D|GBdg egdB|GBdg (3(efg) (dg)|eAcA eAcA|cdef gedB|GBdg egdB| GBdg (3(efg) (dB)|cdef gedc|BGAF G2 "^1)"z2||dg (3(gfg) bg (3(gfg)|dgfg (3(efg) (df)| eAcA eAcA|cdef gedB|dg (3(gfg) bg (3(gfg)|dgfg e2(dB)|cdef gedc|BGAF G2 z|]
FAQ
Questions about The green gates
The green gates 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.