reel · Key of D

The Magpie's Nest

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Magpie's Nest"The Magpie's NestReel12050502040504054204002042402502000250255Tenor Banjo57523530225040575320520250200Tenor Banjo52530325204045254040250255Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1365Notes:Collected by Carey
ABC notation source
X:1365
T:The Magpie's Nest
R:Reel
N:Collected by Carey
B:O'Neill's 1365
M:C|
L:1/8
K:D
Ad{e}dA TBAFA|dAFA TGFED|FAAB AFEF|1ABde Tfee2:|2ABde fdd2||
a2{b}afg2{a}ge|f2fd ecA2|a2{b}ag fedB|ABde Tfee2|
a2fag2eg|f2df ecAF|G2(BGF2)(AF)|ABde fdd2|]
FAQ

Questions about The Magpie's Nest

  • The Magpie's Nest is in D, in C| 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.

  • 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.

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