reel · Key of D
The jolly tinker
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:751
T:The jolly tinker
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 751
R:Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
K:D
A3F GFGB|A2af gedB|ABAF GFGB|[1dBGB dedB:|[2dBGB d2(3(Bcd)|:edef g2(ef)|
g2(af) gfed|ed (3(efg) ageg|a2(bg) aged::eagg edBd|eaag (3(efg) dg|eaag efge|dBGB d2(3(Bcd):|
|:edgd ed (3(Bcd)|edgd e2 (3(Bcd)|edgd efge|dBGB d2(Bd):|eA (3AAA edBd|edef gefd|
eA (3AAA efge|dBGB d2(Bd)|ea({b}a)g edBd|edef gefd|efgb afge|dBGB dedB "_D.C." |]FAQ
Questions about The jolly tinker
The jolly tinker is in D, 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.