reel · Key of G
The happy days of youth
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:574 T:The happy days of youth C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 574 R:Reel M:C| L:1/8 K:G G2Bd e2dB|(GA)BG (AG)EF|G2Bd e2dB|(cA)BG (EG)G2 H :|(f<a)ag (fd)de|fdag (fd)d2| (f<a)ag (fd)df|edef gfed|(f<a)ag (fd)de|fdag (fd)d2|bgaf gfef|dfaf gedB|]
FAQ
Questions about The happy days of youth
The happy days of youth is in G, 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 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.