reel · Key of G

The king of the clans

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The king of the clans"The king of the clansReelanon. (Ireland)32550253050520525052555253030532355253525357330235320523052032553237302352352505250525552530305325373053052520525052530505203255Book: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 788

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X:788
T:The king of the clans
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 788
R:Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
B|d2(GA) Bdg(e|de)d(B AG)EG|D(GBG) dGBG|ceg(e dc)Bc|d(GBd) g(dBd)|gdb(g- ag)ef|ga (3(gfe) dBg(e|dBA)c BGG||
f|(g2b)g (3(efg) d(f|gd)B(G AG)EG|D(GBG) dGBG|ceg(e dc)Bd|g2(bg) edg(e|dB)GB (AG)EG|D(GBd) ged(e|d)BAc BGG|]
FAQ

Questions about The king of the clans

  • The king of the clans is in G, in C| time. The G major scale gives you every note it uses.

  • 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. 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.

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