Key of Bb

The Handy Man

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Irish tenor banjo tab

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ABC notation source
X:1659
T:The Handy Man
M:2/4
L:1/16
B:O'Neill's 1659
K:Bb
F2 \
| B2Bc d2cB | Bdfg f2d-f | bfdf gfdB | cBcd cedc |
| B2Bc d2cB | Bdfg f2d-f | gbfd cBcd | B2d2B2 :|
|: B-A \
| G2{A}-G^F G2{A}-G^F | G=FGA B2Bc | d2{e}-d^c d2{e}-d^c | d=cBd f2B-d |
| fgfd f2df | gag^f g2 bg | fdBd cedc | B2d2B2 :|
FAQ

Questions about The Handy Man

  • The Handy Man is in Bb, in 2/4 time.

  • Difficulty could not be assessed for this setting.

  • The tune type is not recorded in the source collection.

  • Yes. Copy the ABC below into the ABC transposer, move the transpose control by semitone, and the notation and tab are redrawn together in the new key. Handy if a singer wants it lower or the tune sits awkwardly on the neck.

  • 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.