reel · Key of G
The lightning flash
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:689
T:The lightning flash
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 689
R:Reel
m:~n2 = o/4n/m/4n
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
(dc)|BG({A}G)B AFDE|FEFG Adgd|BG({A}G)B AGFA|(3(Bcd) cA G2dc|BG({A}G)B AFDE|FEFG (3(ABc) de|~f2fd ecAc|
BGAF G2||(Bc)|dgga bgaf|dcde fdcA|dgga bgag|fdcA G2(Bc)|dgga bgaf|dcde fefg|abag fgag|fdcA G2|]FAQ
Questions about The lightning flash
The lightning flash is in G, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 97% 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.