What key is The Little Swallow in?

The Little Swallow is in G, in 3/4 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

Is The Little Swallow hard to play on tenor banjo?

Very easy. 100% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 5.

What type of tune is The Little Swallow?

The tune type is not recorded in the source collection.

Can I play this on mandolin or bouzouki?

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.

Key of G

The Little Swallow

Transpose

Irish tenor banjo tab

ABC notation source

X:139
T:The Little Swallow
N:"Tenderly"
B:O'Neill's 139
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:G
(3d/e/f/ gG \
| (GF) (ED) .G.G | .B(B/c/) .d(d/4e/4f/) gd \
| ec .A(F/A/) .G.G | G2- G/(G/B/d/) gG |
(GF) (ED) .G.G | .B(B/c/) .d((3d/e/f/) .g(g/d/) \
| (ed/c/) (B/A/G/F/) GG | G3 (G/A/) Bd |
g2 .f(a/g/) (f/e/g/e/) | d>B .G(G/A/) Bd \
| g2 (f/a/g/f/) ee | e2 (e/d/)(e/f/) gG |
(GF) (ED) .G.G | B>c .d(d/4e/4f/) g>d \
| (f/e/d/c/) (B/A/G/F/) (.G.G) | G2- G(G/A/) (Bd) |
g2 ~f(a/g/) (f/e/g/e/) | {^c}d>B .G(G/A/) (Bd) \
| g2 (f/a/g/f/) ee | e2 (e/d/e/f/) gG |
(GF) (ED) .G.G | B>c .d(d/4e/4f/) gd \
| ec .A(F/A/) GG | G2- G z z2 ||
"Cronan."Tg2 {fg}(a/g/)e/d/ {ef}(ed/B/) | {^c}d2 (e/d/B/A/) {Bc}(BA/G/) \
| TG2 (G/E/)(D/E/) .G.G | G2- G2 ||

FAQ

Questions about The Little Swallow

The Little Swallow is in G, in 3/4 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Very easy. 100% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 5.
The tune type is not recorded in the source collection.
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.