reel · Key of G
The long strand
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:794 T:The long strand C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 794 R:Reel m:Tn2 = (3n/o/n/ m/n/ m:Tn3 = n(3n/o/n/ m/n/ M:C| L:1/8 K:G TG3B dB-TB2|gBB(c d)cBA|G3(B d2)B(G|(3ABc) BA G(EEF)|\ TG3B dB-TB2|gBB(c d2)cd|(3efg (de) Bde(f|ge)d(B A)GEG|| Tg3 (f af)ge|dB-TB2 GABd|gfa(f ge)dB|DAFA DAFD|\ g2 (fg) afge|d(BBd) g2 (fg)|(3efg (de) Bde(f|gb)a(f g)feg|]
FAQ
Questions about The long strand
The long strand 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.